Intel Core i3-530 Portal 2 Benchmarks - Can Core i3-530 Run Portal 2?

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.
Price 97.6%
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Core i3-530 - 1080p - R9 FURY - Portal 2 Benchmarks

Core i3-4340
364.8
Core i3-4330
362.8
Core i3-4130
356
FX-4100
355
Core i3-3250
354
Core i3-3245
353.1
Core i3-3240
353.1
Core i3-3225
352.1
Core i3-3220
352.1
A8-5500B
349.6
Athlon II X4 740
349.6
Athlon II X2 280
349.1
A8-6500
348.2
A6-6420K
347.2
Athlon II X2 370K
347.2
Athlon X2 370K
347.2
A8-6600K
347.2
Core i3-3210
346.7
A8-5600K
346.2
A6-6400K
345.8
Athlon X2 350
345.7
Pentium G870
345.6
Core i3-2125
345.2
Core i3-550
345.2
Core i3-560
345.2
Core i3-2100
345.2
Core i3-2120
345.2
Core i3-2102
345.2
Core i3-2105
345.2
Core i3-540
345.2
Core i3-2130
345.2
A6-5400B
345.2
Pentium G3420
345.2
Pentium G3430
345.2
Athlon II X4 630
345.2
Athlon II X4 640
345.2
Athlon II X3 455
345.2
Athlon II X3 460
345.2
Pentium G2130
344.5
A8-5500
344.3
Athlon X2 340
344.3
Athlon X4 740
343.3
Athlon X4 760K
343
Athlon II X4 760K
342.9
Athlon X4 750K
342.3
Pentium G3220
342.3
Pentium G2030
340.3
Pentium G2120
340.3
Pentium G640
339
Athlon II X4 750K
338.4
Pentium G2020
338.4
Pentium E5800
338.4
Pentium G645
337.9
Pentium E5300
335.5
Athlon II X2 210e
335.5
Athlon II X2 245e
335.5
Pentium G6960
335.5
Pentium G550
335.5
Athlon II X2 221
335.5
Pentium E6600
335.5
Pentium G840
335.5
Athlon II X2 265
335.5
Pentium E6800
335.5
Athlon II X2 250e
335.5
Pentium E5400
335.5
Pentium E6700
335.5
Athlon II X2 260
335.5
Athlon II X2 220
335.5
Core i3-530
335.5
Athlon II X2 255
335.5
Athlon II X2 240e
335.5
Athlon II X2 235e
335.5
Athlon II X2 215
335.5
Athlon II X2 245
335.5
Pentium G850
335.5
Athlon II X3 445
335.5
Athlon II X2 270
335.5
A8-3850
335.5
Pentium G860
335.5
A6-3620
335.5
A6-3430MX
335.5
Athlon II X3 425e
335.5
Athlon II X4 620e
335.5
Athlon II X4 651K
335.5
Athlon II X4 641
335.5
Athlon II X4 631
335.5
A8-3870K
335.5
Athlon II X4 651
335.5
A6-3670K
335.5
A6-3650
335.5
Athlon II X4 645
335.5
Athlon II X3 420e
335.5
Athlon II X4 610e
335.5
Athlon II X3 425
335.5
Athlon II X4 635
335.5
Athlon II X3 440
335.5
Athlon II X4 605e
335.5
Athlon II X3 435
335.5
Athlon II X4 620
335.5
A6-5400K
335
Pentium G2010
334.7
Athlon II X2 340
332.6
Pentium E2200
325.7
Pentium E5200
325.7
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
325.7
Athlon II X2 250
325.7
Pentium E5700
325.7
Athlon II X2 240
325.7
Pentium G6950
325.7
Pentium E5500
325.7
Pentium G6951
325.7
Athlon II X3 415e
325.7
Pentium G620
325.7
Pentium G630
325.7
Athlon II X3 400e
325.7
Athlon II X4 600e
325.7
Athlon II X3 405e
325.7
Athlon II X4 615e
325.7
Athlon II X3 450
325.7
A6-3500
325.7
Athlon II X4 638
325.7
A6-3600
325.7
Pentium E2220
315.9
Pentium E6300
315.9
Pentium E6500
315.9
E2-3200
315.9
Pentium E2160
306.1
Pentium E2180
306.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
306.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
306.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
306.1
Pentium E2140
296.3
Athlon X2 BE-2300
296.3
Athlon X2 BE-2350
296.3
Athlon X2 BE-2400
296.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
296.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
296.3

The Core i3-530 GPU ranks between the Athlon II X2 220 and Athlon II X2 255 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Athlon II X2 220 but still offers 0% more juice than the Athlon II X2 255 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 2.8% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i3-530 snags the 69th 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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