Celeron 3865U vs Core i7-7700HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-7700HQ
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.47
+426%

i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by a whopping 426% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12682473
Place by popularity86not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Celeron
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-H (2017)Kaby Lake-U
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378$107
Current price$1455 (3.8x MSRP)$296 (2.8x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm298.7 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP--
Smart Response++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory64 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz900 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron 3865U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1610

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.

i7-7700HQ 4.47
+426%
Celeron 3865U 0.85

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 426% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-7700HQ 6915
+424%
Celeron 3865U 1320

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 424% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-7700HQ 1148
+193%
Celeron 3865U 392

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 193% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-7700HQ 3575
+417%
Celeron 3865U 691

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 417% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-7700HQ 5910
+107%
Celeron 3865U 2853

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 107% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7700HQ 22152
+308%
Celeron 3865U 5425

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 308% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-7700HQ 7.5
+425%
Celeron 3865U 39.36

Celeron 3865U outperforms Core i7-7700HQ by 425% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-7700HQ 8
+390%
Celeron 3865U 2

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 390% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7700HQ 734
+417%
Celeron 3865U 142

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 417% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7700HQ 159
+121%
Celeron 3865U 72

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 121% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-7700HQ 1.81
+110%
Celeron 3865U 0.86

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 110% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 4.1
+406%
Celeron 3865U 0.8

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 406% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 4542
+310%
Celeron 3865U 1108

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 310% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 46
+326%
Celeron 3865U 11

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 326% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700HQ 168
+210%
Celeron 3865U 54

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 210% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-7700HQ 13937
+332%
Celeron 3865U 3224

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 332% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-7700HQ 3675
+99.4%
Celeron 3865U 1843

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 99% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-7700HQ 11263
+211%
Celeron 3865U 3627

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 211% in Geekbench 2.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i7-7700HQ 14010
+293%
Celeron 3865U 3564

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 293% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i7-7700HQ 4453
+104%
Celeron 3865U 2182

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron 3865U by 104% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.47 0.85
Integrated graphics card 3.10 1.84
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Cost $378 $107
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i7-7700HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3865U in performance tests.


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