Celeron 1000M vs i3-530

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2504	2729
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	1.23	1.83
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M 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	4	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	81 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M 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	FCLGA1156	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 1000M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.95	0.68
Recency	7 January 2010	20 January 2013
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	35 Watt

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