Intel Core i7-860S vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860S and Intel Celeron D 352 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, 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 i7-860S

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 16x 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
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 86 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1173 vs 576
  • 8.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2324 vs 274
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs May 2006
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 82 Watt vs 86 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1173 vs 576
PassMark - CPU mark 2324 vs 274

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860S
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1173
576
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2324
274
Name Intel Core i7-860S Intel Celeron D 352
PassMark - Single thread mark 1173 576
PassMark - CPU mark 2324 274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.716

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-860S Intel Celeron D 352

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Cedarmill
Launch date January 2010 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $422
Place in performance rating 2869 2891
Price now $198.99
Processor Number i7-860S 352
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.97
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.53 GHz 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 533 MHz FSB
Die size 296 mm2 81 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 16 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 774 million 188 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V 1.25V-1.325V
Maximum core temperature 69.2°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 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 82 Watt 86 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 32-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)