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).

Intel Core i7-950

Intel Celeron E1200

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: 1383 vs 580
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3238 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	1383 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	3238 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

1383

580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3238

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	1383	580
PassMark - CPU mark	3238	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	2648	2639
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)