Overclocking Intel's Core i3 530

Written by Richard Swinburne

March 3, 2010 | 09:46

Tags: #530 #540 #benchmarks #bios #clarkdale #core #guide #h55 #how-do-i #how-to #i3 #oc #overclock #overclocking #p55 #perform #performance #result #review

Companies: #intel #test

Multitasking test and overall score

multitasking with 7-Zip and mplayer

Websites: www.7-zip.org and www.mplayerhq.hu

Multitasking is a phrase that we're all familiar with, because most of us are now used to running multiple applications at the same time. However, to run multiple applications well you need a powerful (ideally multi-core) CPU and plenty of RAM.

Our multitasking test performs a massive file backup (with encryption) using 7-Zip, while simultaneously playing back a HD movie file using mplayer, making it a demanding test for any PC.

Multi-tasking (7-Zip and Mplayer)

Media Benchmarks

  • Intel Core i5-750 (4.15GHz)
  • AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.99GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-750 (2.66GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-530 (4.07GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-661 (4GHz)
  • AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.4GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (4.25GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-661 (3.33GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (3.7GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-530 (2.93GHz)
  • AMD Athlon II X4 630 (3.71GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3GHz)
  • AMD Athlon II X4 630 (2.8GHz)
  • 1627
  • 1263
  • 1140
  • 1118
  • 1051
  • 1046
  • 992
  • 909
  • 907
  • 840
  • 819
  • 795
  • 772
  • 754
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Overall Score

The overall score is an unweighted mean average of the scores of the three individual tests.

Overall Score

Media Benchmarks

  • Intel Core i5-750 (4.15GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-530 (4.07GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-661 (4GHz)
  • AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.99GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-750 (2.66GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (3.7GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (4.25GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-661 (3.33GHz)
  • AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.4GHz)
  • AMD Athlon II X4 630 (3.71GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-530 (2.93GHz)
  • AMD Athlon II X4 630 (2.8GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3GHz)
  • 2056
  • 1620
  • 1572
  • 1527
  • 1456
  • 1382
  • 1349
  • 1336
  • 1293
  • 1243
  • 1163
  • 1015
  • 992
  • 950
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Score (points), higher is better. Blue: stock spee

For performance conclusions, see page 10
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