The Intel Celeron G530 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in September 2011. It is part of the Celeron lineup, using the Sandy Bridge architecture with Socket 1155. Celeron G530 has 2 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.4 GHz. Intel is making the Celeron G530 on a 32 nm production node using 504 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Celeron G530, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Celeron G530 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. For communication with other components in the machine, Celeron G530 uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Celeron G530, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.