i5-10400F vs Celeron M 530
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-10400F outperforms Celeron M 530 by a whopping 4179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3291 | 957 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 9 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 23.37 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.60 | 11.90 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | no data | 30 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $155 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.95V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA479,PPGA478 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 530 and Core i5-10400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 8.13 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron M 530 has 116.7% lower power consumption.
i5-10400F, on the other hand, has a 4178.9% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i5-10400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 530 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron M 530 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.
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