Intel Celeron E3400 vs Intel Core i3-530

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and Intel Core i3-530 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Celeron E3400

Intel Core i3-530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.6°C
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-530

Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1164 vs 1015
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1504 vs 883
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 301
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 976 vs 510

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1164 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark	1504 vs 883
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	976 vs 510

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

1164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

1504

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

436

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

510

976

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Core i3-530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	1164
PassMark - CPU mark	883	1504
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510	976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.826
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		41.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.893

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Core i3-530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Clarkdale
Launch date	January 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$60
Place in performance rating	2752	2813
Price now	$75.47	$20
Processor Number	E3400	i3-530
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63	37.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	82 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	382 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8