Intel Celeron 1007U vs Intel Pentium B970

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 1007U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 1007U

Intel Pentium B970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 1007U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 85C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	21 January 2013 vs 1 October 2011
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 85C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

Around 53% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 772
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1073 vs 839
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 364 vs 290
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 668 vs 534

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018 vs 772
PassMark - CPU mark	1073 vs 839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364 vs 290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	668 vs 534

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 1007U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

772

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

839

1073

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

290

364

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

534

668

Name	Intel Celeron 1007U	Intel Pentium B970
PassMark - Single thread mark	772	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	839	1073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	290	364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	534	668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	72.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1983
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1983

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 1007U	Intel Pentium B970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	21 January 2013	1 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$125
Place in performance rating	2695	2681
Price now	$184.99	$50.99
Processor Number	1007U	B970
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 1000 Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.22	11.33
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	85C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31mm x 24mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)