Ryzen 5 2600 vs Celeron M 530
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 836 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 24 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.08 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) |
| Release date | no data | 19 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
| Current price | $219 | $142 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
| VID voltage range | 0.95V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PBGA479,PPGA478 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| 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 |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600. 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 | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron M 530 by 4270% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron M 530 by 193% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron M 530 by 1157% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 530 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 530 and Ryzen 5 2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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