Celeron J3455 vs i7-860

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-860
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.89
+33.1%
Celeron J3455
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.42

Core i7-860 outperforms Celeron J3455 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19822205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.190.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.8813.44
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J3455 has 16% better value for money than i7-860.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C105 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-860 and Celeron J3455.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-860 1.89
+33.1%
Celeron J3455 1.42

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.

i7-860 3001
+33.2%
Celeron J3455 2253

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-860 449
+75.4%
Celeron J3455 256

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-860 1465
+90.8%
Celeron J3455 768

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.89 1.42
Recency 8 September 2009 30 August 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

i7-860 has a 33.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron J3455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-860 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3455 in performance tests.


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