Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Pentium B970

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B960 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium B960

Intel Pentium B970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B960

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 369 vs 364

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369 vs 364

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 971
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1073 vs 985
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 668 vs 657

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018 vs 971
PassMark - CPU mark	1073 vs 985
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	668 vs 657

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B960
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

971

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

985

1073

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

364

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

657

668

Name	Intel Pentium B960	Intel Pentium B970
PassMark - Single thread mark	971	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	985	1073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	657	668
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 B970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2011	1 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	$125
Place in performance rating	3096	2681
Price now	$48.99	$50.99
Processor Number	B960	B970
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.12	11.33
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	149 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85C	85C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	624 Million	624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	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	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	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)	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	PGA988, FCPGA988	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 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)