Intel Celeron B730

The Intel Celeron B730 is a mobile processor from the Sandy Bridge architecture generation, built on Intel's 32 nm process. The database record lists a single core, a single thread, and a fixed 1800.00 MHz base clock with no boost clock. It carries a 35 W TDP, uses the Intel Socket G2 (988B), and integrates Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) graphics. The part was released on 2012-06-30 and sits at the 50th percentile in the database's CPU population, though its average benchmark score is 0.

Benchmark Performance

Benchmark results for the B730 are absent. The benchmarks array is empty, and the average benchmark score is recorded as 0. The only performance-adjacent field is percentileVsAllCpus, which is 50. That places the chip at the exact midpoint of all CPUs in the database. Reading these two fields together, the 50th percentile should not be taken as a measured result; it is a positional label, while the score field shows no recorded workload data.

The compute configuration is stark: 1 core, 1 thread, 1800.00 MHz, no boost clock. This means the 1800.00 MHz figure is both the floor and the ceiling. There are no measured scores in the the benchmark database to put against any workload. The cache layout is small: 64 KB L1 per core, 256 KB L2 per core, and 1.5 MB of shared L3. With a single core, the per-core L1 and L2 figures are effectively the entire available cache. The memory path is DDR3 on a dual-channel bus, with no bandwidth number recorded.

The physical implementation is also recorded: 504 million transistors on a 131 mm² die at 32 nm. These details describe the silicon, but the database provides no benchmark output to translate them into a performance score. Because the nearestRivals list is empty and the benchmark array is empty, any statement about speed must rest solely on the fixed 1-core/1-thread configuration and the 1800.00 MHz clock.

The record also leaves several identification fields blank: the series is null, the part number is null, and the production status is null. These empty fields reinforce the picture of an entry with architectural data but no measured sample. The average score of 0 is consistent with a benchmark pipeline that has no input, not with a chip that literally produced zero work in every test. The architecture generation field labels this as a Celeron within the Sandy Bridge family, but that label itself carries no performance score.

Power and Thermals

The B730 is specified at 35 W TDP. That is the only power-related figure in the record, and it defines the thermal class for this mobile chip. For a base clock of 1800.00 MHz and a single core, the 35 W envelope is comparatively modest. The 32 nm process, 504 million transistor count, and 131 mm² die size are the physical context; a single-core design on that process is not a high heat-density part.

The multiplier is not unlocked, so the 1800.00 MHz base clock is the intended operating point with no user-overclocking headroom defined in the record. The integrated Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) graphics are included within the same chip, but the record gives no separate power or thermal figure for the graphics portion. Cooling requirements implied by 35 W are thus on the order of a simple mobile cooling solution, though the database does not specify a cooler type. The socket, Intel Socket G2 (988B), is a mobile socket, which further frames the cooling expectation as a low-power notebook-class implementation.

DDR3 memory support and a dual-channel memory bus are present, but there is no memory bandwidth figure, so the memory subsystem's contribution to system power cannot be quantified from this record. The 35 W TDP is the single reference point for thermal design and power supply planning.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals field for the Celeron B730 is empty. No rival names, scores, or deltaPct values are provided in the the benchmark database, so no named comparison can be made from this database entry. The only comparative data point is the overall percentileVsAllCpus value of 50, which is the median position among all CPUs in the database. Because the average benchmark score is 0, that median percentile is not backed by any logged benchmark result.

This means the B730's competitive position is neutral by default. There is no evidence in the record that it outperforms any specific model, and there is no evidence that it trails any specific model. Users looking for a quantitative comparison must note that the record simply has no rival entries. Without nearestRivals, the database supplies no deltaPct figures and no score table to interpret.

The absence of rivals is itself an important data point: the B730 is not a widely benchmarked part, at least in this database. Its 50th percentile listing is a placeholder placement rather than a validated competitive result. The 0 average score and empty nearestRivals list together mean that the B730 cannot be ranked in a competitive table. Any discussion of how it stacks up against a named competitor would go beyond the supplied data, so the responsible analysis is to state that no rival comparison exists in the record.

FAQ

Q: How many cores and threads does the Celeron B730 have?

A: It has 1 core and 1 thread.

Q: What is the base clock speed, and is there a boost clock?

A: The base clock is 1800.00 MHz, and there is no boost clock listed.

Q: What is the TDP of the B730?

A: The TDP is 35 W.

Q: What socket does the B730 use?

A: It uses Intel Socket G2 (988B).

Q: What memory type does it support?

A: It supports DDR3 memory on a dual-channel bus; ECC memory is not supported.

Q: Does it have integrated graphics?

A: Yes, it integrates Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) graphics.

Who Should Consider It

Workload recommendations must be grounded in the recorded configuration, since there are no benchmark scores. With 1 core and 1 thread, the B730 is not suited to multi-threaded processing. Tasks like video encoding, software compilation, or 3D rendering, which benefit from multiple threads, will find no parallelism in this chip. The 1800.00 MHz fixed clock and 1.5 MB shared L3 cache further limit sustained heavy workloads.

The plausible use cases are light, single-threaded activities. The integrated Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) graphics provide a display output path without a discrete GPU, and the dual-channel DDR3 memory controller supports standard memory configurations. For office-style document editing, web browsing, or legacy single-threaded applications, the B730 is a functional low-power mobile option on paper. However, no measured data in the record verifies how it handles those tasks. The database's average benchmark score of 0 means there is no evidence of any workload performance.

This is not a part for gaming or modern content creation. There is no benchmark data suggesting otherwise, and the single-thread 1800.00 MHz no-boost configuration is the only performance specification. The fixed clock also means there is no short burst of higher frequency to assist lightly threaded workloads, unlike a part with a boost clock. A builder assembling a system for demanding software should look at other database entries with actual benchmark scores. The mobile socket and 35 W TDP point to low-power notebooks or compact systems rather than high-throughput desktops.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

With 1 core and 1 thread, the B730 has no multi-thread behavior. Every workload, whether written for multiple threads or not, is executed as a single thread. This makes the 1800.00 MHz base clock the dominant performance parameter, because there is no boost clock to increase the frequency and no second logical processor to share the load.

The cache hierarchy is described per core: 64 KB L1 and 256 KB L2. With a single core, those are the total L1 and L2 amounts, not per-slice portions. The 1.5 MB L3 is marked as shared, but there is no other core with which to share it; it acts as a large memory-side cache for the one thread. The dual-channel DDR3 bus provides memory-level parallelism, but a single thread may not be able to generate enough outstanding memory requests to fully utilize both channels; the record does not include a bandwidth measurement to confirm either way.

The practical meaning is that the B730 is a purely single-threaded processor. Applications that are latency-sensitive and lightly threaded may run at their fixed 1800.00 MHz; applications that rely on thread scaling will have no headroom. The zero benchmark score indicates that no test results are available to quantify this behavior, but the architectural split is fully defined by the core and thread count and the clock fields.