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).

 

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 1167
PassMark - CPU mark 1502
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 2803 2797
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)