AMD E2-9000e vs Intel Pentium B970

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-9000e and Intel Pentium B970 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD E2-9000e

Intel Pentium B970

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9000e

Around 86857% higher clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum frequency	2000 MHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-9000e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B970

Name	AMD E2-9000e	Intel Pentium B970
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	647
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	647
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1406
PassMark - Single thread mark		1029
PassMark - CPU mark		1082
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		668

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E2-9000e	Intel Pentium B970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD E2-Series for Notebooks
Place in performance rating	2573	2595
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$125
Price now		$50.99
Processor Number		B970
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2000 MHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1.2 billion	624 Million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		85C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.9 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R2 series	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Package Size	micro-BGA	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)