AMD Athlon X4 530 vs Intel Core i7-870

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and Intel Core i7-870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

 

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 45 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 45 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 i7-870

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1384 vs 690
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3137 vs 1786
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1384 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark 3137 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
690
1384
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1786
3137
Name AMD Athlon X4 530 Intel Core i7-870
PassMark - Single thread mark 690 1384
PassMark - CPU mark 1786 3137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2032
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 53.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.602

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 530 Intel Core i7-870

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Lynnfield
OPN Tray AD530XJAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2656 2671
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $197
Price now $98.99
Processor Number i7-870
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 15.90

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.93 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache None 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz
Transistor count 774 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM1 LGA1156
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
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
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)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)