Pentium B950 vs i3-2348M

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-2348M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
+27.7%

Core i3-2348M outperforms Pentium B950 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25932762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.161.69
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)13 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$134

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2348M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2321
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size149 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)85 °C
Number of transistors624 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2348M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA988PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d--
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO++
CRT++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium B950.

PCIe version22.0
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.

i3-2348M 0.83
+27.7%
Pentium B950 0.65

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.

i3-2348M 1274
+28%
Pentium B950 995

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.

i3-2348M 354
+14.9%
Pentium B950 308

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.

i3-2348M 700
+39.4%
Pentium B950 502

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.

i3-2348M 2829
+31.9%
Pentium B950 2145

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.

i3-2348M 2
+33.7%
Pentium B950 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.65
Recency 1 January 2013 13 June 2011
Threads 4 2

i3-2348M has a 27.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-2348M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.


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