Intel Core i7-870 vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-870 and Intel Celeron 440 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 i7-870

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2 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
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1384 vs 444
  • 8.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3137 vs 368
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2032 vs 971
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2 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 1384 vs 444
PassMark - CPU mark 3137 vs 368
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2032 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 547
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1024 vs 547

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-870
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1384
444
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3137
368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
547
1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2032
971
Name Intel Core i7-870 Intel Celeron 440
PassMark - Single thread mark 1384 444
PassMark - CPU mark 3137 368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 547 1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2032 971
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 53.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.602

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-870 Intel Celeron 440

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Conroe
Launch date September 2009 June 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $197 $40
Place in performance rating 2671 2653
Price now $98.99 $21.01
Processor Number i7-870 440
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 15.90 7.67
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz 2.00 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 3.60 GHz 2 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

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)