Celeron G530T vs Athlon II X2 245

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 245 and Celeron G530T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2633	2666
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.89	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 245 and Celeron G530T 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	117 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 245 and Celeron G530T 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Celeron G530T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Celeron G530T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Celeron G530T.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.72	0.68
Recency	23 July 2009	4 September 2011
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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