Intel Celeron E3400 vs Intel Core i7-860

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and Intel Core i7-860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron E3400

Intel Core i7-860

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.7°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	January 2010 vs September 2009
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1331 vs 1015
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3022 vs 883
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 507 vs 301
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 510

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1331 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark	3022 vs 883
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890 vs 510

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

1331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

3022

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

507

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

510

1890

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Core i7-860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	1331
PassMark - CPU mark	883	3022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510	1890
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Core i7-860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Lynnfield
Launch date	January 2010	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$229
Place in performance rating	2752	2740
Price now	$75.47	$289.95
Processor Number	E3400	i7-860
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63	5.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	82 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	774 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8