Celeron G530T vs Phenom II X2 B53

General info

Comparing Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2549	2593
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.50	4.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	October 2009 (14 years ago)	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$35	$23

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G530T has 177% better value for money than Phenom II X2 B53.

Technical specs

Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	258 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	758 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T 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	1	1
Socket	AM3	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T 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 Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 B53 and Celeron G530T.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X2 B53 outperforms Celeron G530T by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.74	0.68
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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