Intel Core i3-530 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-530 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-530

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 617
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1502 vs 972
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs November 2006
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1167 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark 1502 vs 972

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-530
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1167
617
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1502
972
Name Intel Core i3-530 AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 1167 617
PassMark - CPU mark 1502 972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 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 Core i3-530 AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Windsor
Launch date January 2010 November 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $60 $500
Place in performance rating 2803 2806
Price now $20 $499.50
Processor Number i3-530
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 37.80 0.88
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 235 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 227 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1156 F
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)