Intel Pentium B970 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5270

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B970 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 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.

Intel Pentium B970

Intel Core 2 Duo T5270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 64% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1029 vs 535
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1100 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2011 vs 1 October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1029 vs 535
PassMark - CPU mark	1100 vs 427

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5270

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 85C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 871 vs 364
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 668

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 85C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	871 vs 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 668

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B970
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1029

535

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1100

427

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

364

871

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

668

1215

Name	Intel Pentium B970	Intel Core 2 Duo T5270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1029	535
PassMark - CPU mark	1100	427
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364	871
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	668	1215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium B970	Intel Core 2 Duo T5270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Merom
Launch date	1 October 2011	1 October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$125
Place in performance rating	2689	2683
Price now	$50.99
Processor Number	B970	T5270
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.33
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	149 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	85C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	624 Million	291 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
VID voltage range		1.075V-1.250V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA988	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 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
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)