Opteron 140 vs Celeron M 530
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 140 outperforms Celeron M 530 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3520 | 3454 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.28 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | no data | September 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $596 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 530 and Opteron 140 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.95V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 530 and Opteron 140 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 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 530 and Opteron 140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 530 and Opteron 140 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 Celeron M 530 and Opteron 140 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 85 Watt |
Celeron M 530 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 183.3% lower power consumption.
Opteron 140, on the other hand, has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The AMD Opteron 140 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron M 530 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron M 530 is a notebook processor while Opteron 140 is a server/workstation one.
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