Intel Core i7-990X vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-990X and Intel Celeron E3500 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.

Intel Core i7-990X

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-990X

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1584 vs 1154
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7168 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs August 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1584 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	7168 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

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 i7-990X
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1584

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7168

935

Name	Intel Core i7-990X	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1584	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	7168	935
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3608
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-990X	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gulftown	Wolfdale
Launch date	February 2011	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,104	$62
Place in performance rating	2157	2141
Price now	$349.99	$31
Processor Number	i7-990X	E3500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.65	13.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.46 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	239 mm2	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	1170 million	228 million
Unlocked
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 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® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
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)