i3-530 vs A6-5400B

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5400B
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.92
Core i3-530
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
0.95
+3.3%

Core i3-530 outperforms A6-5400B by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400B and Core i3-530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25332520
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.14
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.341.23
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-5400B and Core i3-530 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.93 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.65V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400B and Core i3-530 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400B and Core i3-530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A6-5400B and Core i3-530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400B and Core i3-530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400B and Core i3-530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540DIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HDno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5400B and Core i3-530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5400B and Core i3-530.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-5400B 0.92
i3-530 0.95
+3.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-5400B 1459
i3-530 1502
+2.9%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-5400B 446
+23.2%
i3-530 362

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-5400B 718
i3-530 750
+4.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.92 0.95
Recency 2 October 2012 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 73 Watt

A6-5400B has an age advantage of 2 years, and 12.3% lower power consumption.

i3-530, on the other hand, has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-5400B and Core i3-530.


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