ARK | Intel® Product Specification Comparison
10/01/2023 07:35:29 PM
 ,Intel® Core™ i3-530 Processor ,Intel® Core™ i3-540 Processor ,Intel® Core™ i3-550 Processor ,Intel® Core™ i3-560 Processor 
Essentials
Product Collection,Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors,Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors,Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors,Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical Segment,Desktop,Desktop,Desktop,Desktop
Processor Number,i3-530,i3-540,i3-550,i3-560
Lithography,32 nm,32 nm,32 nm,32 nm
Use Conditions,,PC/Client/Tablet,,
Recommended Customer Price,$117.00,$117.00,$117.00,$117.00

CPU Specifications
Total Cores,2,2,2,2
Total Threads,4,4,4,4
Processor Base Frequency,2.93 GHz,3.06 GHz,3.20 GHz,3.33 GHz
Cache,4 MB Intel® Smart Cache,4 MB Intel® Smart Cache,4 MB Intel® Smart Cache,4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed,2.5 GT/s,2.5 GT/s,2.5 GT/s,2.5 GT/s
TDP,73 W,73 W,73 W,73 W

Supplemental Information
Marketing Status,Discontinued,Discontinued,Discontinued,Discontinued
Launch Date,Q1'10,Q1'10,Q2'10,Q3'10
Servicing Status,End of Servicing Lifetime,End of Servicing Lifetime,End of Servicing Lifetime,End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available,No,Yes,No,No

Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type),16.38 GB,16.38 GB,16.38 GB,16.38 GB
Memory Types,DDR3 1066/1333,DDR3 1066/1333,DDR3 1066/1333,DDR3 1066/1333
Max # of Memory Channels,2,2,2,2
Max Memory Bandwidth,21 GB/s,21 GB/s,21 GB/s,21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions,36-bit,36-bit,36-bit,36-bit

GPU Specifications
Processor Graphics ‡,Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors,Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors,Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors,Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency,733 MHz,733 MHz,733 MHz,733 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI),Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
# of Displays Supported ‡,2,2,2,2

Expansion Options
PCI Express Revision,2.0,2.0,2.0,2.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡,1x16 |  2x8,1x16 |  2x8,1x16 |  2x8,1x16 |  2x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes,16,16,16,16

Package Specifications
Sockets Supported,FCLGA1156,FCLGA1156,FCLGA1156,FCLGA1156
Max CPU Configuration,1,1,1,1
TCASE,72.6°C,72.6°C,72.6°C,72.6°C
Package Size,37.5mm x 37.5mm,37.5mm x 37.5mm,37.5mm x 37.5mm,37.5mm x 37.5mm
Processing Die Size,81 mm2,81 mm2,81 mm2,81 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors,382 million,382 million,382 million,382 million

Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡,No,No,No,No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Intel® 64 ‡,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Instruction Set,64-bit,64-bit,64-bit,64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions,Intel® SSE4.2,Intel® SSE4.2,Intel® SSE4.2,Intel® SSE4.2
Idle States,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching,No,No,No,No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies,No,No,No,No

Security & Reliability
Intel® AES New Instructions,No,No,No,No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡,No,No,No,No
Execute Disable Bit ‡,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes
