Celeron J1800 vs i7-5960X
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 931 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.75 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 5.42 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-E (2014) | Bay Trail-D (2013) |
| Release date | 1 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $72 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.41 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | - |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 792 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2014 | 1 November 2013 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 10 Watt |
i7-5960X has an age advantage of 10 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Celeron J1800, on the other hand, has 1300% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i7-5960X is a desktop processor while Celeron J1800 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5960X and Celeron J1800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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