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Core i3-530 vs Celeron G540

Core i3-530 vs Celeron G540: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i3-530

2.9 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $40 on Amazon

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Updated 76003 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Celeron G540

2.5 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G540 Logo
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155

Buy for $19.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76002 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-530

2.9 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $40 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76003 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Celeron G540

2.5 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G540 Logo
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155

Buy for $19.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76002 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Celeron G540 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Celeron G540 is 605 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-530.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-530

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Celeron G540

  • Performs up to 0% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-530 - 316 vs 315 FPS
  • Up to 52% cheaper than Core i3-530 - $19.25 vs $40.0
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

315

99.68354430379746%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$40

48%

Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $40 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76003 minutes ago

Intel Celeron G540 Logo
Celeron G540

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

316

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$19.25

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155

Buy for $19.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76002 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Intel Celeron G540 Logo
Celeron G540

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

360

90.9090909090909%

Multi-Core

755

100%

Intel Celeron G540 Logo
Celeron G540

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

396

100%

Multi-Core

679

89.93377483443709%

Intel Core i3-530 Logo

Intel Core i3-530

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Intel Celeron G540 Logo

Intel Celeron G540

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Sep 4th, 2011
Core i3CollectionCeleron
ClarkdaleCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores2
4
Threads2
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
22.0xMultiplier
25.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)
NoOverclockableNo

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