Pentium B950 vs i3-530

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-530
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
0.95
+50.8%
Pentium B950
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63

Core i3-530 outperforms Pentium B950 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-530 and Pentium B950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25202783
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.231.70
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)13 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-530 and Pentium B950 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate2.5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C85 °C
Number of transistors382 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-530 and Pentium B950 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-530 and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI++
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-530 and Pentium B950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-530 and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-530 and Pentium B950. 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/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-530 and Pentium B950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-530 and Pentium B950.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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
+50.8%
Pentium B950 0.63

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
+49.9%
Pentium B950 1002

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
+16.4%
Pentium B950 311

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
+47.6%
Pentium B950 508

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 0.63
Recency 7 January 2010 13 June 2011
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 35 Watt

i3-530 has a 50.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium B950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-530 is a desktop processor while Pentium B950 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-530 and Pentium B950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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