Intel Celeron E3400 vs Intel Core i7-960

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and Intel Core i7-960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 i7-960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	January 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 67.9°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-960

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 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1460 vs 1015
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3366 vs 883
Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 301
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2198 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	1460 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark	3366 vs 883
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2198 vs 510

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

3366

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

565

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

510

2198

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Core i7-960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	883	3366
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	565
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510	2198
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		59.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.942

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Core i7-960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Bloomfield
Launch date	January 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$316
Place in performance rating	2752	2772
Price now	$75.47	$99.99
Processor Number	E3400	i7-960
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63	17.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	82 mm	263 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	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.800V-1.375V
Front-side bus (FSB)		1333 MHz
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
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
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)