Intel Core i7-975 vs Intel Core i3-4102E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-975 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4102E
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i3-4102E

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-975 or Intel Core i3-4102E - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-975 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-975 was released in Q4/2008.

The Intel Core i3-4102E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4102E was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i7 900 (7) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Bloomfield Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-975 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-975 is 3.33 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-4102E has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4102E is at 1.60 GHz.

Intel Core i7-975 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.33 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-975 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-975 or Intel Core i3-4102E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-975 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4102E supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-975 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
24 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
3 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-975 is 130 W, while the Intel Core i3-4102E has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-975 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-975 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4102E is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-975 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1366 Socket BGA 1364
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2008 Release date Q3/2013
1059 $ Release price 225 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
607 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
2460 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
635 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
2225 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 0.90 GHz
288 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
3396 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
1598 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-975 Intel Core i3-4102E
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