Intel Pentium B980 vs Intel Celeron M U3600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B980 and Intel Celeron M U3600 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 B980

Intel Celeron M U3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B980

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 100% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1048 vs 523
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1087 vs 579

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 July 2012 vs 18 December 2010
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1048 vs 523
PassMark - CPU mark	1087 vs 579

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M U3600

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 85 °C
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 899 vs 400
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1483 vs 727

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 85 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	899 vs 400
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1483 vs 727

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B980
CPU 2: Intel Celeron M U3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1048

523

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

579

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

400

899

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

727

1483

Name	Intel Pentium B980	Intel Celeron M U3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1048	523
PassMark - CPU mark	1087	579
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	400	899
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	727	1483

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium B980	Intel Celeron M U3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	1 July 2012	18 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$125
Place in performance rating	2633	2622
Price now	$69.95
Processor Number	B980	U3600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.56
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	149 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
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	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	500 MHz
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	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)	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA988	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	18 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 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)