Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Pentium 4 519K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B960 and Intel Pentium 4 519K 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B960

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 85C vs 67.7°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs January 2005
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature 85C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 519K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 662 vs 369
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 665 vs 657
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 662 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 665 vs 657

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B960
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 519K

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
369
662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
657
665
Name Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium 4 519K
PassMark - Single thread mark 975
PassMark - CPU mark 1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369 662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 657 665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.349

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium 4 519K

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Prescott
Launch date 1 October 2011 January 2005
Launch price (MSRP) $49
Place in performance rating 3109 2758
Price now $48.99
Processor Number B960 519K
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.12
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 533 MHz FSB
Die size 149 mm 112 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 16 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1024 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 85C 67.7°C
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 624 Million 125 million
Unlocked
VID voltage range 1.25V-1.400V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported PGA988, FCPGA988 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 84 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 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 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)