Intel Pentium B980 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B980 and Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 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 Core 2 Extreme X9000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B980

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 44 Watt
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 400 vs 362
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 727 vs 645

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 July 2012 vs 10 January 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 44 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	400 vs 362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	727 vs 645

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 85 °C
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1098 vs 1040
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1099 vs 1073

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 85 °C
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1098 vs 1040
PassMark - CPU mark	1099 vs 1073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B980
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1040

1098

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1073

1099

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

400

362

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

727

645

Name	Intel Pentium B980	Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1040	1098
PassMark - CPU mark	1073	1099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	400	362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	727	645

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium B980	Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	1 July 2012	10 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	$851
Place in performance rating	2550	2545
Price now	$69.95	$409.95
Processor Number	B980	X9000
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.56	1.37
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	149 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6144 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	624 Million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
VID voltage range		1.000V-1.275V
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	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	44 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)