Intel Celeron B730 vs Intel Pentium B980

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron B730 and Intel Pentium B980 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron B730

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Launch date 31 July 2012 vs 1 July 2012

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B980

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 2x 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
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB vs 1536 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron B730
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B980

Name Intel Celeron B730 Intel Pentium B980
PassMark - Single thread mark 1047
PassMark - CPU mark 1088
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 400
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 727

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron B730 Intel Pentium B980

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date 31 July 2012 1 July 2012
Place in performance rating not rated 2633
Series Intel Celeron Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $125
Price now $69.95
Processor Number B980
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.56

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 131 mm 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 1536 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 504 million 624 Million
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature 85 °C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported PGA988 FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions 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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
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
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

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