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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-870 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1820 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1820 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-870 is 1545 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1820 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1820
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $46.41 vs $100.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-870 - $0.38 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$46.41
100%
Value Winner
Intel CPU BX80646G1820 Celeron G1820 2.70GHz 2M LGA1150 2C/2T Haswell
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Celeron G1820 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Dec 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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