Celeron M 530 vs Core 2 Duo E4300

VS

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataCeleron M
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size111 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C100 °C
Number of transistors167 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

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.

Core 2 Duo E4300 593
+96.4%
Celeron M 530 302

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 30 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 530, on the other hand, has 116.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4300 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 530 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E4300 and Celeron M 530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
Core 2 Duo E4300
Intel Celeron M 530
Celeron M 530

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.1 103 votes

Rate Core 2 Duo E4300 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.9 37 votes

Rate Celeron M 530 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core 2 Duo E4300 or Celeron M 530, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.