Intel Celeron G530 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G530 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G530

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1099 vs 802
  • Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 420 vs 225
  • Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 764 vs 427
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1099 vs 802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 420 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 764 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 1123
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1507 vs 1123

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G530
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1099
802
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1123
1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
420
225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
764
427
Name Intel Celeron G530 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1099 802
PassMark - CPU mark 1123 1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 420 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 764 427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.135

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G530 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Windsor
Launch date September 2011 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $50
Place in performance rating 2919 2927
Price now $39.99 $331.49
Processor Number G530
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 15.76 1.17
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 220 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 154 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 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

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)