<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="content">It&rsquo;s about time we got an interesting value processor to review from Intel. I simulated one in our Clarkdale review, but today I&rsquo;m bringing you a full review of the most interesting dual-core Westmere for the desktop - the Core i3 530.</span>&nbsp;</span><span class="content"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Priced at $113 (and selling for about $125 on the street) the 530 runs at 2.93GHz and features no turbo modes. It&rsquo;ll run at 1.33GHz at its lowest frequency, and no faster than 2.93GHz at full load. The missing turbo boost is almost all you sacrifice as the 530 still has a hefty 4MB L3 cache shared between both cores. Each core gets a 256KB 10-cycle L2, just like the i5s and i7s. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">In a market full of good alternatives, whether it&rsquo;s an ultra-cheap quad-core or a solid dual-core, it&rsquo;s time to find out if there&rsquo;s any value in the Core i3 530.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3724">Read more...</a></span></p>