Intel Celeron G550 vs Intel Core i7-970

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 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 G550

Intel Core i7-970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 67.9°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 24 GB
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	June 2012 vs July 2010
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 67.9°C
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-970

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 1210
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6546 vs 1259
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 592 vs 454
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3217 vs 863

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	6546 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	592 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3217 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1467

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

6546

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

592

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

863

3217

Name	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Core i7-970
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1467
PassMark - CPU mark	1259	6546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454	592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863	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 G550	Intel Core i7-970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Gulftown
Launch date	June 2012	July 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$662
Place in performance rating	2474	2477
Price now	$19.99	$148.99
Processor Number	G550	i7-970
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.69	16.59
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	131 mm	239 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Transistor count	504 million	1170 million
Number of QPI Links		1
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	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)	65 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)