Intel Celeron G530 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G530 and AMD Athlon II X3 450 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G530

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G530

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 420 vs 372
5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.596 vs 3.501
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.135 vs 0.091

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	420 vs 372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.596 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.135 vs 0.091

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 1099
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1847 vs 1123
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 941 vs 764
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.901

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301 vs 1099
PassMark - CPU mark	1847 vs 1123
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941 vs 764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 0.901

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G530
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1099

1301

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1123

1847

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

420

372

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

764

941

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.901

1.488

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

19.596

3.501

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.135

0.091

Name	Intel Celeron G530	AMD Athlon II X3 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1099	1301
PassMark - CPU mark	1123	1847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	420	372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	764	941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.901	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.596	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.135	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G530	AMD Athlon II X3 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Rana
Launch date	September 2011	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$45
Place in performance rating	2919	2961
Price now	$39.99	$39.99
Processor Number	G530
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	15.76	19.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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)