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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
Series: Pentium Sandy Bridge
» Intel Pentium B9802400 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium B970 (compare)2300 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium B960 (compare)2200 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium B950 (compare)2100 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium B940 (compare)2000 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium 997 (compare)1600 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium 987 (compare)1500 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium 977 (compare)1400 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium 967 (compare)1300 MHz2 / 22 MB
Intel Pentium 957 (compare)1200 MHz2 / 22 MB
Clock Rate2400 MHz
Level 1 Cache128 KB
Level 2 Cache512 KB
Level 3 Cache2 MB
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
GPUIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1100 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Starting Price$125 U.S.
Announcement Date07/01/2012

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit
1.8 Points (4%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit
0.9 Points (47%)
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit
min: 3054     avg: 3097.5     median: 3109 (32%)     max: 3118 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
min: 5027     avg: 5714.8     median: 5878 (9%)     max: 6075 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
min: 7167     avg: 7278     median: 7304 (10%)     max: 7337 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
min: 3802     avg: 3834.5     median: 3825 (37%)     max: 3885 Points
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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m *
min: 1027     avg: 1043.3     median: 1037 (12%)     max: 1071 seconds
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wPrime 2.0x - 32m *
min: 32     avg: 33     median: 32 (6%)     max: 33 seconds
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WinRAR - Result
1435 KB/s (17%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2
10 fps (6%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1
55 fps (20%)
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TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB
0.1 GB/s (4%)
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TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB
0.2 GB/s (5%)
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TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB
0.2 GB/s (1%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2424     avg: 2453.3     median: 2462 (16%)     max: 2464 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 16     avg: 16.9     median: 16 (3%)     max: 17 Seconds
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 37     avg: 38     median: 38 (2%)     max: 38 Seconds
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 852     avg: 867.4     median: 863 (4%)     max: 886 Seconds
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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
min: 26000     avg: 30566.7     median: 29400 (14%)     max: 36300 MIPS
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
min: 17290     avg: 17370     median: 17390 (13%)     max: 17430 MFLOPS
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Processor
6.1 points (87%)
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3DMark Vantage - P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
min: 5597     avg: 5678.3     median: 5699 (8%)     max: 5717 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720
min: 2196     avg: 2203.5     median: 2203 (11%)     max: 2211 points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Stream
3855 Points (31%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Memory
3745 Points (34%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Floating Point
3798 Points (6%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Integer
3624 Points (6%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Total Score
3732 Points (9%)
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