Intel Core i7-950 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-950 and Intel Celeron E1200 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-950

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 108% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x 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
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1380 vs 580
  • 6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3217 vs 516
  • Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 1252
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2009 vs January 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1380 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark 3217 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092 vs 1252

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 67.9°C
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 535
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 73.3°C vs 67.9°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 867 vs 535

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-950
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1380
580
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3217
516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
535
867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
1252
Name Intel Core i7-950 Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1380 580
PassMark - CPU mark 3217 516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 535 867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092 1252
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 E1200

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Conroe
Launch date June 2009 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $290 $40
Place in performance rating 2639 2629
Price now $329.99 $225
Processor Number i7-950 E1200
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.96 1.13
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.06 GHz 1.60 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 (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (shared)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 105 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V 0.8500V-1.5V

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 65 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
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)