Intel Core i3-560 vs Intel Celeron 420

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-560 and Intel Celeron 420 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).

Intel Core i3-560

Intel Celeron 420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-560

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 108% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1359 vs 471
7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1662 vs 235
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1200 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark	1662 vs 235
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1200 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 420

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 883 vs 542

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	883 vs 542

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-560
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1359

471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1662

235

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

542

883

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1200

834

Name	Intel Core i3-560	Intel Celeron 420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359	471
PassMark - CPU mark	1662	235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	542	883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1200	834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-560	Intel Celeron 420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Conroe
Launch date	August 2010	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$190	$23
Place in performance rating	2716	2728
Price now	$29.98	$39.99
Processor Number	i3-560	420
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	28.90	3.31
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.33 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.0000V-1.3375V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		60 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)