AMD Athlon X4 530 vs Intel Core i5-2320

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and Intel Core i5-2320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 530

Intel Core i5-2320

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 530

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2320

2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 690
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3665 vs 1786

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark	3665 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

690

1520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

3665

Name	AMD Athlon X4 530	Intel Core i5-2320
PassMark - Single thread mark	690	1520
PassMark - CPU mark	1786	3665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		638
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2048
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.171

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 530	Intel Core i5-2320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Sandy Bridge
OPN Tray	AD530XJAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2654	2679
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$160
Processor Number		i5-2320
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	None	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)