Intel Atom E3825 vs Intel Pentium B970

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3825 and Intel Pentium B970 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom E3825

Intel Pentium B970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3825

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
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

Launch date	October 2013 vs 1 October 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

Around 73% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Around -313% higher maximum core temperature: 85C vs -40°C to 110°C
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 309
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1073 vs 378

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85C vs -40°C to 110°C
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018 vs 309
PassMark - CPU mark	1073 vs 378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3825
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

309

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

378

1073

Name	Intel Atom E3825	Intel Pentium B970
PassMark - Single thread mark	309	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	378	1073
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1535
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3825	Intel Pentium B970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	October 2013	1 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$73	$125
Place in performance rating	2678	2681
Price now	$70.32	$50.99
Processor Number	E3825	B970
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.42	11.33
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C	85C
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1067	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	533 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x2, x1	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0, 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)