i3-530 vs Celeron N4000C

Place in the ranking	2560	2520
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.14
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	14.03	1.23
Architecture codename	no data	Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 April 2019 (5 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

Celeron N4000C 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	0.93 GHz
Bus rate	no data	2.5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	73 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.65V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000C 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16.38 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

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 N4000C 0.89

i3-530 0.95
+6.7%

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 N4000C 1406

i3-530 1502
+6.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.89	0.95
Integrated graphics card	0.87	0.77
Recency	1 April 2019	7 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	73 Watt

Celeron N4000C has 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1116.7% lower power consumption.

i3-530, on the other hand, has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530.

Be aware that Celeron N4000C is a notebook processor while Core i3-530 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4000C and Core i3-530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.