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Celeron N3450 vs Core i7-870


Description
The N3450 is based on Goldmont architecture while the i7-870 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3450 gets a score of 39.3 k points while the i7-870 gets 42.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-870 is 1.1 times faster than the N3450. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506c9
106e5
Core
Apollo Lake
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
2.933 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1296
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
6 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2016
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
13.11k points
15.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
39.33k points
42.53k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
N3450
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
1.54k
1.98k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
2.86k
4.36k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.88k
2.24k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
2.72k (x1.52)
TOTAL
8.06k
11.3k (x1.4)

Multithread

N3450

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
5.91k
4.46k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
8.55k
13.95k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.48k
7.54k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.98k
1.7k (x0.57)
TOTAL
22.92k
27.65k (x1.21)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
N3450
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
5.95k
5.86k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
3.45k
4.53k (x1.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.92k
2.36k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
2.69k (x1.51)
TOTAL
13.11k
15.44k (x1.18)

Multithread

N3450

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
21.38k
17.53k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
9.84k
13.65k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
7.93k (x1.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.86k
3.41k (x1.19)
TOTAL
39.33k
42.53k (x1.08)

Performance/W
N3450
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/W
185 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1640 points/W
144 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
875 points/W
83 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
477 points/W
36 points/W
TOTAL
6555 points/W
448 points/W

Performance/GHz
N3450
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
2706 points/GHz
1629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1570 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
874 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
810 points/GHz
748 points/GHz
TOTAL
5959 points/GHz
4289 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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