Intel Pentium 2117U vs Intel Pentium B940

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 2117U and Intel Pentium B940 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 - T-Rex (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 Pentium 2117U

Intel Pentium B940

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2117U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 85 C
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
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 931 vs 855
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1022 vs 865

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 15 May 2011
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 85 C
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	931 vs 855
PassMark - CPU mark	1022 vs 865

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B940

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	644 vs 643

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 2117U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B940

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

931

855

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1022

865

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

347

355

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

643

644

Name	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel Pentium B940
PassMark - Single thread mark	931	855
PassMark - CPU mark	1022	865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	347	355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	643	644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.307
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1906
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel Pentium B940
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2012	15 May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$30
Place in performance rating	2799	2801
Price now	$134	$29.94
Processor Number	2117U	B940
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.66	16.94
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 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 core temperature	105 °C	85 C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2 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	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.1 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	PGA988
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)