Celeron N5105 vs Pentium B950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B950
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.65
Celeron N5105
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.65
+308%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Pentium B950 by a whopping 308% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27621729
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.6924.16
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date13 June 2011 (13 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 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
SocketPGA988FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes168
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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.

Pentium B950 0.65
Celeron N5105 2.65
+308%

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.

Pentium B950 995
Celeron N5105 4054
+307%

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.

Pentium B950 308
Celeron N5105 471
+52.9%

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.

Pentium B950 502
Celeron N5105 1277
+154%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 2.65
Recency 13 June 2011 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N5105 has a 307.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5105 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B950 is a notebook processor while Celeron N5105 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B950 and Celeron N5105, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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