Celeron 2955U vs i3-530

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-530
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
0.95
+72.7%
Celeron 2955U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.55

Core i3-530 outperforms Celeron 2955U by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25202844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.233.47
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.93 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size81 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors382 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.65V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16.38 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1610
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i3-530 0.95
+72.7%
Celeron 2955U 0.55

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.

i3-530 1502
+70.7%
Celeron 2955U 880

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.

i3-530 362
+36.1%
Celeron 2955U 266

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.

i3-530 750
+64.8%
Celeron 2955U 455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 0.55
Recency 7 January 2010 1 September 2013
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 15 Watt

i3-530 has a 72.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron 2955U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 386.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2955U in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-530 is a desktop processor while Celeron 2955U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-530 and Celeron 2955U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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