Intel Core i7-970 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-970 and Intel Celeron 450 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, 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 i7-970

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-970

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 713
15.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6546 vs 415
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3217 vs 971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2010 vs August 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467 vs 713
PassMark - CPU mark	6546 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3217 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 592

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	963 vs 592

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-970
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1467

713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6546

415

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

592

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3217

971

Name	Intel Core i7-970	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467	713
PassMark - CPU mark	6546	415
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	592	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3217	971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.816

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-970	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gulftown	Conroe
Launch date	July 2010	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$662
Place in performance rating	2474	2497
Price now	$148.99	$29.99
Processor Number	i7-970	450
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	16.59	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	239 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	1170 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.375V	1.0000V-1.3375V
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	35 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)