Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300 vs Intel Core i7-930

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300 and Intel Core i7-930 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300

Intel Core i7-930

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 53% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1269 vs 792
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2969 vs 1200
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 223
4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 401

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1269 vs 792
PassMark - CPU mark	2969 vs 1200
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492 vs 223
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1965 vs 401

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-930

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

792

1269

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1200

2969

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

223

492

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

1965

Name	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300	Intel Core i7-930
PassMark - Single thread mark	792	1269
PassMark - CPU mark	1200	2969
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	223	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	401	1965
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.177

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300	Intel Core i7-930
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Bloomfield
Launch date	1 February 2010	February 2010
Place in performance rating	2934	2609
Processor Number	T3300	i7-930
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		25.26
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	107 mm2	263 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	410 million	731 million
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	Socket P 478	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066