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).

Intel Core i3-530

Intel Celeron E3200

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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1168 vs 970
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1500 vs 839
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	1168 vs 970
PassMark - CPU mark	1500 vs 839
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

1168

970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1500

839

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	1168	970
PassMark - CPU mark	1500	839
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	2801	2802
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)