Intel Core i7-960 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-960 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 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 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • 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
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1459 vs 997
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3351 vs 936
  • Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 311
  • 4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2198 vs 512
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs March 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1459 vs 997
PassMark - CPU mark 3351 vs 936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 565 vs 311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2198 vs 512

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 67.9°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum core temperature 73.3°C vs 67.9°C
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-960
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1459
997
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3351
936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
565
311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2198
512
Name Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core 2 Duo E4700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1459 997
PassMark - CPU mark 3351 936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 565 311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2198 512
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 Core 2 Duo E4700

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Conroe
Launch date October 2009 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $316
Place in performance rating 2765 2742
Price now $99.99 $26.99
Processor Number i7-960 E4700
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.14 16.19
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 263 mm2 111 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 167 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 PLGA775
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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)