Pentium B980 vs Core 2 Duo SU7300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo SU7300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.35
Pentium B980
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
+94.3%

Pentium B980 outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30612732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.311.84
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$125

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C85 °C
Number of transistors410 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA956FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 0.35
Pentium B980 0.68
+94.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 171
Pentium B980 371
+117%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 291
Pentium B980 637
+119%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 1496
Pentium B980 3109
+108%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 2813
Pentium B980 5879
+109%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 1178
Pentium B980 2463
+109%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 61.3
Pentium B980 32.93
+86.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 1
Pentium B980 2
+138%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Core 2 Duo SU7300 0.1
Pentium B980 0.2
+80%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.68
Recency 1 September 2009 1 September 2012
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU7300 has 250% lower power consumption.

Pentium B980, on the other hand, has a 94.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium B980 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SU7300 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Pentium B980, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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