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Intel Core i3 530

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Much more l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz vs 3.42 GHz More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C vs 69.1 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.9 GHz vs 3.37 GHz More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 2.93 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 92.5W Around 45% lower typical power consumption
Supports more RAM 32,768 MB vs 16,773.12 MB Supports more than 95% more RAM
Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 35.3 $/year 2.3x lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 88.48 $/year More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Jan, 2011 vs Jan, 2010 Release date a year later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 530 vs 2120

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 530
1,744
Core i3 2120
2,136

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 530
3,904
Core i3 2120
5,074

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 530
1,800
Core i3 2120
2,371

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 530
123,800 MB/s
Core i3 2120
162,800 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 530
3,755
Core i3 2120
5,008

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 530
4,152
Core i3 2120
5,421

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 530
2,584
Core i3 2120
3,901

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 530
1,112
Core i3 2120
1,690

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 530  vs
2120 
Clock speed 2.93 GHz 3.3 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
LGA 1156
LGA 1155
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 73W 65W
Annual home energy cost 35.3 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 88.48 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 1.21 pt/W 2.79 pt/W
Typical power consumption 92.5W 52.81W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i3 530  vs
2120 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 22 33
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C Unknown - 69.1°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 13 22
Overclocked clock speed 4.31 GHz 3.42 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.9 GHz 3.37 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 2,953.6 1,336.7
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz 3.42 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Number of displays supported 2 2
GPU clock speed 733 MHz 850 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,773.12 MB 32,768 MB
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