Intel Core i7-860 vs Intel Celeron 420

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860 and Intel Celeron 420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 116% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 72.7°C vs 60.4°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1330 vs 471
  • 12.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2999 vs 235
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 834
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1330 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark 2999 vs 235
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1890 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 420

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 883 vs 507
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 883 vs 507

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 420

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1330
471
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2999
235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
507
883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1890
834
Name Intel Core i7-860 Intel Celeron 420
PassMark - Single thread mark 1330 471
PassMark - CPU mark 2999 235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 507 883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1890 834
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-860 Intel Celeron 420

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Conroe
Launch date September 2009 June 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $23
Place in performance rating 2726 2728
Price now $289.95 $39.99
Processor Number i7-860 420
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.09 3.31
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 1.60 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 296 mm2 77 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C 60.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 774 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 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 LGA1156 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 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
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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)