Intel Celeron G460 vs Intel Core i7-860

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G460 and Intel Core i7-860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G460

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
• 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
• 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1441 vs 507

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
• Around 92% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 72.7°C vs 65.5°C
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1329 vs 699
• 6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2997 vs 469
• Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 1749
• 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.949 vs 0.446
• 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 49.877 vs 9.672
• 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.312 vs 0.071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G460
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	699 1329
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	469 2997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1441 507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1749 1890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.446 0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	9.672 49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.071 0.312

Compare specifications (specs)