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.

Intel Celeron B730

Intel Pentium B980

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		1048
PassMark - CPU mark		1087
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)