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).

 

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: 1459 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 1459 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
1459
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 1459 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)