Intel Celeron E3500 vs Intel Core i7-880

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3500 and Intel Core i7-880 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.

Intel Celeron E3500

Intel Core i7-880

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 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	August 2010 vs May 2010
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 i7-880

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 1154
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3319 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3319 vs 935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-880

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

1442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

935

3319

Name	Intel Celeron E3500	Intel Core i7-880
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	1442
PassMark - CPU mark	935	3319
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2203

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3500	Intel Core i7-880
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Lynnfield
Launch date	August 2010	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$62	$583
Place in performance rating	2142	2124
Price now	$31	$583
Processor Number	E3500	i7-880
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.80	2.83
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.06 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	2.7 GHz	3.73 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
Package Size	37.5mm X 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
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