Intel Core i3-530 vs Intel Celeron E3200

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-530 and Intel Celeron E3200 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 5 month(s) later
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 981
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1502 vs 900
  • Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 259
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 976 vs 436
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs August 2009
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1167 vs 981
PassMark - CPU mark 1502 vs 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436 vs 259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 976 vs 436

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3200

  • 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-530
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1167
981
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1502
900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
436
259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
976
436
Name Intel Core i3-530 Intel Celeron E3200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1167 981
PassMark - CPU mark 1502 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436 259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 976 436
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 Intel Celeron E3200

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Wolfdale
Launch date January 2010 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $60 $52
Place in performance rating 2803 2793
Price now $20 $51.99
Processor Number i3-530 E3200
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 37.80 7.88
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 81 mm2 82 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 228 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt 65 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)