Intel Pentium B970 vs Intel Core i3-370M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B970 and Intel Core i3-370M 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1029 vs 976
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 364 vs 343
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs 10 January 2010
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1029 vs 976
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 364 vs 343

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-370M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA vs 85C
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1168 vs 1100
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 750 vs 668
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA vs 85C
L3 cache 3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1168 vs 1100
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 750 vs 668

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B970
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-370M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1029
976
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1100
1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
364
343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
668
750
Name Intel Pentium B970 Intel Core i3-370M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1029 976
PassMark - CPU mark 1100 1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 364 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 668 750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.175

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium B970 Intel Core i3-370M

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Arrandale
Launch date 1 October 2011 10 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $125 $245
Place in performance rating 2689 3126
Price now $50.99 $39.96
Processor Number B970 i3-370M
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.33 14.87
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 149 mm 81 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 85C 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 624 Million 382 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz 667 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz 667 MHz
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
Intel® Clear Video technology

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) rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported FCPGA988 PGA988
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

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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)