Celeron G530 vs Athlon II P320

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II P320
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.44
Celeron G530
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
+61.4%

Celeron G530 outperforms Athlon II P320 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29592713
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.671.03
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530 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)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1g4FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Athlon II P320 0.44
Celeron G530 0.71
+61.4%

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.

Athlon II P320 695
Celeron G530 1126
+62%

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.

Athlon II P320 174
Celeron G530 367
+111%

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.

Athlon II P320 320
Celeron G530 623
+94.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.44 0.71
Recency 12 May 2010 4 September 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II P320 has 160% lower power consumption.

Celeron G530, on the other hand, has a 61.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II P320 is a notebook processor while Celeron G530 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Celeron G530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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