Intel Core i3-530 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Core i3-530 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2010 with 2 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 2.93GHz, max speed at 2.93GHz, and a 73W power rating. Core i3-530 is based on the Clarkdale 32nm family and part of the Core i3 series.
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Core i3-530 - 1080p - GTX 1060 6GB - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

FX-4100
53.2
Core i3-4340
52.8
Core i3-4330
52.3
A8-5500B
51.9
Athlon II X4 740
51.9
A8-6500
51.5
A8-6600K
51.2
A8-5600K
51
Athlon II X4 630
50.8
Athlon II X4 640
50.8
Core i3-4130
50.7
A8-5500
50.5
Athlon X4 740
50.3
Athlon II X4 760K
50.2
Athlon X4 760K
50.2
Core i3-3250
50.2
Core i3-3245
50
Athlon X4 750K
50
Core i3-3240
50
Core i3-3220
49.8
Core i3-3225
49.8
Athlon II X3 455
49.2
Athlon II X3 460
49.2
Athlon II X4 750K
49.1
Core i3-3210
48.5
Athlon II X4 620e
48.4
Athlon II X4 605e
48.4
Athlon II X4 635
48.4
Athlon II X4 610e
48.4
A6-3620
48.4
A6-3430MX
48.4
A6-3670K
48.4
A8-3850
48.4
Athlon II X4 651K
48.4
Athlon II X4 651
48.4
Athlon II X4 641
48.4
Athlon II X4 631
48.4
Athlon II X4 645
48.4
A8-3870K
48.4
A6-3650
48.4
Athlon II X4 620
48.4
Core i3-550
48.2
Core i3-2130
48.2
Core i3-2125
48.2
Core i3-2105
48.2
Core i3-2102
48.2
Core i3-2120
48.2
Core i3-2100
48.2
Core i3-560
48.2
Core i3-540
48.2
Athlon II X2 280
47.9
Athlon II X2 370K
47.5
A6-6420K
47.5
Athlon X2 370K
47.5
A6-6400K
47.1
Pentium G870
47.1
Athlon X2 350
47.1
Pentium G3430
47
Pentium G3420
47
A6-5400B
47
Athlon II X3 425e
46.9
Athlon II X3 420e
46.9
Athlon II X3 445
46.9
Athlon II X3 440
46.9
Athlon II X3 435
46.9
Athlon II X3 425
46.9
Pentium G2130
46.9
Athlon X2 340
46.8
Pentium G3220
46.4
Athlon II X4 638
46
A6-3600
46
Athlon II X4 600e
46
Athlon II X4 615e
46
Pentium G2120
45.9
Core i3-530
45.9
Pentium G2030
45.9
Pentium G640
45.6
Pentium G2020
45.5
Pentium E5800
45.5
Pentium G645
45.3
Pentium E5300
44.8
Pentium E5400
44.8
Athlon II X2 245
44.8
Athlon II X2 215
44.8
Athlon II X2 235e
44.8
Athlon II X2 240e
44.8
Athlon II X2 255
44.8
Athlon II X2 220
44.8
Athlon II X2 260
44.8
Pentium E6700
44.8
Athlon II X2 250e
44.8
Athlon II X2 245e
44.8
Athlon II X2 210e
44.8
Pentium G860
44.8
Athlon II X2 270
44.8
Pentium G850
44.8
Pentium G840
44.8
Pentium G6960
44.8
Pentium E6800
44.8
Athlon II X2 221
44.8
Pentium E6600
44.8
Athlon II X2 265
44.8
Pentium G550
44.8
A6-5400K
44.7
Pentium G2010
44.6
Athlon II X3 405e
44.5
Athlon II X3 400e
44.5
A6-3500
44.5
Athlon II X3 415e
44.5
Athlon II X3 450
44.5
Athlon II X2 340
44.1
Athlon II X2 240
42.6
Pentium E2200
42.6
Pentium E5200
42.6
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
42.6
Athlon II X2 250
42.6
Pentium E5700
42.6
Pentium G6950
42.6
Pentium G6951
42.6
Pentium G620
42.6
Pentium G630
42.6
Pentium E5500
42.6
E2-3200
40.4
Pentium E6500
40.4
Pentium E6300
40.4
Pentium E2220
40.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
38.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
38.1
Pentium E2180
38.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
38.1
Pentium E2160
38.1
Pentium E2140
35.9
Athlon X2 BE-2300
35.9
Athlon X2 BE-2350
35.9
Athlon X2 BE-2400
35.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
35.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
35.9

The Core i3-530 GPU ranks between the Pentium G2120 and Pentium G2030 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Pentium G2120 but still offers 0% more juice than the Pentium G2030 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i3-530 leaves the Athlon II X3 460 in the dust with a comfortable 6.7% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i3-530 snags the 75th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i3-530 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 2-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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