Intel Core i7-860 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 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 Core 2 Duo E4700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1329 vs 990
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2993 vs 908
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 507 vs 311
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 512

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2009 vs March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1329 vs 990
PassMark - CPU mark	2993 vs 908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507 vs 311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890 vs 512

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72.7°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72.7°C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1329

990

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

908

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

507

311

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1890

512

Name	Intel Core i7-860	Intel Core 2 Duo E4700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1329	990
PassMark - CPU mark	2993	908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507	311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890	512
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 Core 2 Duo E4700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Conroe
Launch date	September 2009	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	2753	2756
Price now	$289.95	$26.99
Processor Number	i7-860	E4700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.09	16.19
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	167 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	0.8500V-1.5V
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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 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)