Intel Celeron G530 2-core LGA 1155
Intel
35 Overall Score
vs
DAKboard CPU v4 4-core BGA
DAKboard
17 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Intel Celeron G530 2-core LGA 1155
85 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Intel Celeron G530 is widely praised as an exceptional budget processor, offering outstanding value for HTPCs, file servers, and general-purpose builds. Users highlight its low power consumption, cool operation, and ability to handle HD video streaming and everyday tasks with ease. While it lacks overclocking and high-end gaming performance, most agree it outperforms its price point and makes Atom chips look obsolete.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Very low power consumption
- Runs cool even with stock cooler
- Handles HD video streaming smoothly
- Great for HTPC and file server builds
Cons
- Cannot be overclocked
- No turbo boost feature
- Memory controller limited to 1066 MHz
- Integrated graphics not suitable for gaming
- Stock thermal paste may be poor quality
Value for money 12
Power consumption 8
Thermal performance 9
Hd video playback 6
Gaming performance 5
Overclocking 3
DAKboard CPU v4 4-core BGA
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Efficiency
Productivity
Gaming
Server
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Intel Celeron G530 | DAKboard CPU v4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | Intel | — |
| Series | Celeron | Cortex |
| Model | G530 | — |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | — |
| Class | desktop | desktop |
| Process | 32★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 2 | 4★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 0.25★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 2★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | No data | |
| PassMark Single | No data | |
| Memory | ||
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | LGA 1155 | BGA |
| TDP | 65★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✗ | — |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics | — |
Pros & Cons
Intel Celeron G530 2-core LGA 1155
- Strong social proof (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong feature (70th percentile)
- Below average single thread (25th percentile)
- Below average ai (25th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (29th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
DAKboard CPU v4 4-core BGA
- Below average efficiency (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average ai (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average multi thread (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Intel Celeron G530
Scores 35 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
