E-450 vs i3-530
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-530 and E-450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2501 | not rated |
| 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 | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | Zacate (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i3-530 and E-450 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 1.65 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-530 and E-450 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-530 and E-450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-530 and E-450 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 Core i3-530 and E-450 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-530 and E-450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon HD 6320 |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-530 and E-450 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-530 and E-450.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 22 August 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 18 Watt |
i3-530 has 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
E-450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 305.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-530 and E-450. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i3-530 is a desktop processor while E-450 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-530 and E-450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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