Intel Celeron G470 vs Intel Core i7-970

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 and Intel Core i7-970 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G470

Intel Core i7-970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 24 GB
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-970

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 65.5°C
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 837
11.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6546 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 65.5°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark	6546 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G470
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

1467

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

570

6546

Name	Intel Celeron G470	Intel Core i7-970
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	1467
PassMark - CPU mark	570	6546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.816

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G470	Intel Core i7-970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Gulftown
Launch date	Q2'13	July 2010
Place in performance rating	2501	2474
Processor Number	G470	i7-970
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$662
Price now		$148.99
Value for money (0-100)		16.59
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C	67.9°C
Number of cores	1	6
Number of threads	2	12
Die size		239 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.46 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42.5mm X 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)