Phenom II X3 740 BE vs Celeron M 530

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3234not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCeleron Mno data
Power efficiency0.60no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Heka (2009−2010)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE 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 cores1 (Single-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads13
Base clock speed1.73 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.95V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE 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 configurationno data1
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478AM3
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. 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 Phenom II X3 740 BE 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 Phenom II X3 740 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 3
Threads 1 3
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron M 530 has 216.7% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X3 740 BE, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron M 530 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron M 530 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X3 740 BE is a desktop one.


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