Intel Core i3-530 vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-530 and Intel Pentium 4 506 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 Pentium 4 506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-530

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 976 vs 634

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	976 vs 634

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 620 vs 436

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	620 vs 436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-530
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

620

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

976

634

Name	Intel Core i3-530	Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168
PassMark - CPU mark	1500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	976	634
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 Pentium 4 506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Prescott
Launch date	January 2010	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	2801	2795
Price now	$20
Processor Number	i3-530	506
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	37.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 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	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.25V-1.400V
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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	84 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)