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Intel Pentium B950 vs Intel Pentium B960

Intel Pentium B950

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The Intel Pentium B950 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 B940 integrates a graphics card called Intel HD Graphics that is based on the HD Graphics 2000 clocked at 650 / 1100 (with Turbo Boost).

The performance of the Pentium B950 should be faster than a similar clocked Arrandale Pentium CPU like the Intel Pentium P6200 due to the architectural changes in the core.

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

Intel Pentium B960

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The Intel Pentium B960 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 B960 integrates a graphics card called Intel HD Graphics that is based on the HD Graphics 2000 clocked at 650 / 1100 (with Turbo Boost).

The performance of the Pentium B960 should be faster than a similar clocked Arrandale Pentium CPU. Therefore, the B960 should perform similar to the Core i3-330M with 2.13 GHz, HyperThreading and 3MB Cache.

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

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ModelIntel Pentium B950Intel Pentium B960
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
CodenameSandy BridgeSandy Bridge
Series: Pentium Sandy Bridge
Intel Pentium B980 compare2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B970 compare2.3 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B9602.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B950 « 2.1 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B940 compare2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 997 compare1.6 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 987 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 977 compare1.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 967 compare1.3 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 957 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B980 compare2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B970 compare2.3 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B960 « 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B9502.1 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium B940 compare2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 997 compare1.6 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 987 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 977 compare1.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 967 compare1.3 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 957 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock2100 MHz2200 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache2 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 2
TDP35 Watt35 Watt
Transistors624 Million624 Million
Technology32 nm32 nm
Die Size149 mm2149 mm2
max. Temp.85 °C85 °C
SocketrPGA988BrPGA988B
FeaturesHD Graphics, DDR3 Memory ControllerHD Graphics, DDR3 Memory Controller
iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
ManufacturerIntel Pentium B950Intel Pentium B960

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
B950 +
1.6 Points (2%)
103%
B960 +
min: 1.45     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (2%)     max: 1.7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 B960 +
0.9 Points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
B950 +
min: 2694     avg: 2720     median: 2730 (16%)     max: 2735 Points
104%
B960 +
min: 2759     avg: 2838     median: 2851 (17%)     max: 2869 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
B950 +
min: 5187     avg: 5247     median: 5255 (4%)     max: 5300 Points
105%
B960 +
min: 5019     avg: 5417     median: 5500 (4%)     max: 5550 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
B950 +
min: 6459     avg: 6506     median: 6505.5 (5%)     max: 6552 Points
104%
B960 +
min: 6083     avg: 6648     median: 6757.5 (5%)     max: 6815 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
B950 +
min: 3327     avg: 3364     median: 3364 (18%)     max: 3401 Points
105%
B960 +
min: 2563     avg: 3337     median: 3521 (19%)     max: 3542 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
B950 +
min: 1072     avg: 1100     median: 1078 (13%)     max: 1149 s
100%
B960 +
min: 1025     avg: 1069     median: 1061 (13%)     max: 1129 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
B950 +
min: 33.7     avg: 34.8     median: 34.3 (7%)     max: 36.52 s
100%
B960 +
min: 32.18     avg: 33.7     median: 33.5 (7%)     max: 35.7 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
B950 +
1333 Points (3%)
103%
B960 +
min: 1354     avg: 1367     median: 1366.5 (3%)     max: 1379 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
B950 +
8.9 fps (3%)
104%
B960 +
9.2 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
B950 +
50 fps (12%)
103%
B960 +
51.7 fps (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
B950 +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
106%
B960 +
min: 0.074     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (2%)     max: 0.0758 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
B950 +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
102%
B960 +
min: 0.127     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (2%)     max: 0.133 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
B950 +
0.2 GB/s (0%)
106%
B960 +
min: 0.165     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (1%)     max: 0.172 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
B950 +
min: 2109     avg: 2133     median: 2145 (5%)     max: 2146 Points
104%
B960 +
min: 2133     avg: 2215     median: 2231 (5%)     max: 2248 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
B950 +
min: 18.81     avg: 19     median: 18.9 (4%)     max: 19.14 s
100%
B960 +
min: 17.97     avg: 18.3     median: 18 (4%)     max: 18.93 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
B950 +
min: 42.12     avg: 42.7     median: 42.6 (2%)     max: 43.17 s
100%
B960 +
min: 40.64     avg: 41.6     median: 41 (2%)     max: 43.78 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
B950 +
min: 956     avg: 969     median: 968.5 (4%)     max: 981 s
100%
B960 +
min: 917     avg: 937     median: 937 (4%)     max: 958 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
B950 +
25560 MIPS (12%)
107%
B960 +
min: 24750     avg: 28587     median: 27320 (13%)     max: 33690 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
B950 +
15000 MFLOPS (12%)
106%
B960 +
min: 15880     avg: 15893     median: 15900 (12%)     max: 15900 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
B950 +
5.9 Points (76%)
103%
B960 +
min: 6.1     avg: 6.4     median: 6.1 (78%)     max: 7.6 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
B950 +
min: 4957     avg: 5084     median: 5083.5 (5%)     max: 5210 Points
103%
B960 +
min: 4552     avg: 5131     median: 5216.5 (5%)     max: 5409 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 B960 +
2139 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 B950 +
15557 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 B950 +
1379 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 B950 +
5976 Points (48%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 B950 +
4938 Points (45%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 B950 +
3490 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 B950 +
3187 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 B950 +
3922 Points (10%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium B950 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium B960 → 103% n=21

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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