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).

Intel Core i7-860

Intel Celeron 420

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: 1329 vs 471
12.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2997 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	1329 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark	2997 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

1329

471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2997

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	1329	471
PassMark - CPU mark	2997	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)