Pentium B970 vs i3-2100

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-2100
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.17
+72.1%
Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68

Core i3-2100 outperforms Pentium B970 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23752744
Place by popularity99not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.701.84
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date20 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$73$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C85 °C
Number of transistors504 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.15 GHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i3-2100 1.17
+72.1%
Pentium B970 0.68

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-2100 1856
+73%
Pentium B970 1073

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.

i3-2100 464
+29.6%
Pentium B970 358

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.

i3-2100 946
+63.4%
Pentium B970 579

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 0.68
Integrated graphics card 0.55 0.77
Recency 20 February 2011 1 January 2012
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i3-2100 has a 72.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium B970, on the other hand, has 40% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-2100 is a desktop processor while Pentium B970 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2100 and Pentium B970, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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