Athlon Gold 3150U vs Celeron G530

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G530
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
Athlon Gold 3150U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.51
+254%

Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Celeron G530 by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26971741
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency1.0315.84
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$50no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U 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 speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C95 °C
Number of transistors504 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Celeron G530 0.71
Athlon Gold 3150U 2.51
+254%

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.

Celeron G530 1123
Athlon Gold 3150U 3989
+255%

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.

Celeron G530 364
Athlon Gold 3150U 814
+124%

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.

Celeron G530 619
Athlon Gold 3150U 1669
+170%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 2.51
Recency 4 September 2011 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon Gold 3150U has a 253.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 3150U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G530 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G530 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 3150U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G530 and Athlon Gold 3150U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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