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).

AMD Athlon X4 530

Intel Core i7-870

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: 3140 vs 1786

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark	3140 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

3140

Name	AMD Athlon X4 530	Intel Core i7-870
PassMark - Single thread mark	690	1384
PassMark - CPU mark	1786	3140
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)