Intel Core i7-950 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-950 and Intel Celeron 430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 i7-950

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-950

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 85% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1382 vs 619
11.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3228 vs 289
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.9°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	1382 vs 619
PassMark - CPU mark	3228 vs 289
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2092 vs 868

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 535

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 535

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-950
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1382

619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3228

289

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

535

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2092

868

Name	Intel Core i7-950	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1382	619
PassMark - CPU mark	3228	289
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	535	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2092	868
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	61.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.077

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-950	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bloomfield	Conroe
Launch date	June 2009	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$290	$50
Place in performance rating	2625	2616
Price now	$329.99	$16.52
Processor Number	i7-950	430
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.96	8.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	263 mm2	77 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	1333 MHz
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	67.9°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	731 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.375V	1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)