Intel Core i7-960 vs Intel Celeron E3300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-960 and Intel Celeron E3300 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 i7-960

Intel Celeron E3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-960

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1458 vs 967
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3347 vs 795
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 308
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2198 vs 541

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs August 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1458 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark	3347 vs 795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565 vs 308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2198 vs 541

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 67.9°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-960
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1458

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3347

795

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

565

308

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2198

541

Name	Intel Core i7-960	Intel Celeron E3300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1458	967
PassMark - CPU mark	3347	795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565	308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2198	541
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	59.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.942

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-960	Intel Celeron E3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bloomfield	Wolfdale
Launch date	October 2009	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$70
Place in performance rating	2765	2766
Price now	$99.99	$57.38
Processor Number	i7-960	E3300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.14	7.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	263 mm2	82 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	731 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.375V	0.8500V-1.3625V
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
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)