Pentium B950 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Solo SU3500
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 5 Watt
0.17
Pentium B950
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63
+271%

Pentium B950 outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32822783
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 SoloIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.921.70
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Number of transistors410 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950 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)
SocketBGA956PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950. 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 data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950 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 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950.

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 Solo SU3500 0.17
Pentium B950 0.63
+271%

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 Solo SU3500 1468
Pentium B950 2730
+86%

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 Solo SU3500 654
Pentium B950 2145
+228%

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 Solo SU3500 112.25
Pentium B950 34.3
+227%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.63
Recency 1 April 2009 19 June 2011
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3500 has 600% lower power consumption.

Pentium B950, on the other hand, has a 270.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium B950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Pentium B950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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