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Intel Pentium B980

Intel B980

The Intel Pentium B980 is a dual core processor for entry-level laptops. It is based on the Sandy Bridge architecture but many of the features like Turbo Boost for the CPU part, HyperThreading, AES, Virtualization (VT-x and VT-d), Trusted Execution or Intel Quick Sync are deactivated. The Pentium B980 integrates a graphics card called Intel HD Graphics that is based on the desktop HD Graphics 2000 clocked at 650 / 1150 (with Turbo Boost).

The performance of the Pentium B980 should be clearly faster than a similar clocked Arrandale Pentium CPU. Due to the high clock speed, the missing HyperThreading and smaller last level cache should be equalized and therefore, the performance should be similar to a Intel Core i3-2310M with 2.1 GHz.

The 35W TDP rating includes the integrated GPU and DDR3-1333 memory controller.

SeriesIntel Pentium
CodenameSandy Bridge
Clock Rate2400 MHz
Level 1 Cache128 KB
Level 2 Cache512 KB
Level 3 Cache2048 KB
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 2
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)35 Watt
Transistor Count624 Million
Manufacturing Technology32 nm
Die Size149 mm2
Max. Temperature85 °C
SocketrPGA988B
FeaturesHD Graphics, DDR3 Memory Controller
64 Bit64 Bit support
Starting Price $125 U.S.
Announcement Date07/01/2012

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:
0% 100%
min: 2424     avg: 2453.3 (27.23%)     max: 2464 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M:
0% 100%
min: 16.642     avg: 16.9 (98.25%)     max: 17.264 Seconds*
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M:
0% 100%
min: 37.016     avg: 38 (99.27%)     max: 38.97 Seconds*
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M:
0% 100%
min: 852.539     avg: 867.4 (96.2%)     max: 886.084 Seconds*
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):
0% 100%
min: 26000     avg: 30566.7 (14.5%)     max: 36300 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):
0% 100%
min: 17290     avg: 17370 (13.32%)     max: 17430 MFLOPS
PCMark Vantage: Result 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 4302     avg: 4302 (16.34%)     max: 4302 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 3054     avg: 3097.5 (54.86%)     max: 3118 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 5027     avg: 5714.8 (20.94%)     max: 6075 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 7167     avg: 7278 (22.21%)     max: 7337 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 3802     avg: 3834.5 (54.99%)     max: 3885 Points
3DMark Vantage: P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5597     avg: 5678.3 (15.36%)     max: 5717 Points
wPrime 2.0x: 32m
0% 100%
min: 32.427     avg: 33 (94.29%)     max: 33.675 seconds*
wPrime 2.0x: 1024m
0% 100%
min: 1027.582     avg: 1043.3 (89.04%)     max: 1071.712 seconds*
Windows 7 Experience Index: Processor
0% 100%
min: 6.1     avg: 6.1 (73.02%)     max: 6.1 points
Cinebench R11.5: CPU Multi 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 1.79     avg: 1.8 (13.68%)     max: 1.85 Points
Cinebench R11.5: CPU Single 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 0.88     avg: 0.9 (48.38%)     max: 0.95 Points
WinRAR: Result
0% 100%
min: 1435     avg: 1435 (29.97%)     max: 1435 KB/s
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0: Pass 1
0% 100%
min: 55     avg: 55 (27.54%)     max: 55 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0: Pass 2
0% 100%
min: 10.01     avg: 10 (15.36%)     max: 10.01 fps
TrueCrypt: AES Mean 100MB
0% 100%
min: 0.182     avg: 0.2 (2.56%)     max: 0.182 GB/s
TrueCrypt: Twofish Mean 100MB
0% 100%
min: 0.145     avg: 0.1 (13.69%)     max: 0.145 GB/s
TrueCrypt: Serpent Mean 100MB
0% 100%
min: 0.082     avg: 0.1 (3.69%)     max: 0.082 GB/s
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Total Score
0% 100%
min: 3732     avg: 3732 (29.33%)     max: 3732 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Integer
0% 100%
min: 3624     avg: 3624 (27.02%)     max: 3624 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Floating Point
0% 100%
min: 3798     avg: 3798 (22.74%)     max: 3798 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Memory
0% 100%
min: 3745     avg: 3745 (43.91%)     max: 3745 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Stream
0% 100%
min: 3855     avg: 3855 (42.07%)     max: 3855 Points
- Range of benchmarks for this CPU
- Average benchmark score

Cinebench R10 in comparison
Intel Atom Z670 (min)
691 
...
AMD A-Series A10-4600M
5649.1 
AMD A-Series A8-3520M
5676 
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800
5700 
Intel Pentium B980
5714.8 
Intel Pentium B970
5726 
Intel Core i5 2467M
5736.8 
Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900
5764 
...
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max)
27189.5 

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Sony Vaio SV-E1512E6EW (AMD Radeon HD 7670M, 15.6")
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Sony Vaio SV-E1712F1EW (AMD Radeon HD 7650M, 17.3")
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Other CPUs of the series Intel Pentium

» Intel Pentium 2030M
   2.5 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium 2020M
   2.4 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium B980
   2.4 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium B970
   2.3 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium B960
   2.2 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium B950
   2.1 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium P6300
   2.27 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium 2127U
   1.9 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium B940
   2 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium 2117U
   1.8 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium P6200
   2.13 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium P6100
   2 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium P6000
   1.86 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium 997
   1.6 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium 987
   1.5 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium 977
   1.4 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium 967
   1.3 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium 2129Y
   1.1 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium U5600
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium 957
   1.2 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
» Intel Pentium U5400
   1.2 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium SU2700
   1.3 GHz / 2 MB

Surrounding CPUs

- AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
   2.4 GHz / 2 MB
- Intel Core i7 2657M
   1.6 GHz / 0.5 MB + 4 MB
- Intel Core i7 3689Y
   1.5 GHz / 0.5 MB + 4 MB
- Intel Pentium 2020M
   2.4 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
- Intel Core i3 370M
   2.4 GHz / 0.5 MB + 3 MB
» Intel Pentium B980
   2.4 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
+ AMD A-Series A10-4600M
   2.3 GHz / 4096 KB
+ AMD A-Series A10-4657M
   2.3 GHz / 4096 KB
+ Intel Core i3 2312M
   2.1 GHz / 512 KB + 3072 KB
+ Intel Core i3 2310M
   2.1 GHz / 512 KB + 3072 KB
+ Intel Core i3 2308M
   2.1 GHz / 512 KB + 3072 KB
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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-06-11)