i5-11260H vs Pentium B950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B950
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.65
Core i5-11260H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
10.29
+1483%

Core i5-11260H outperforms Pentium B950 by a whopping 1483% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2762769
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency1.6926.81
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date13 June 2011 (13 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H 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
SocketPGA988FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and Core i5-11260H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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
i5-11260H 10.29
+1483%

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
i5-11260H 15753
+1483%

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 309
i5-11260H 1722
+457%

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 505
i5-11260H 6054
+1099%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 10.29
Recency 13 June 2011 11 May 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm

i5-11260H has a 1483.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11260H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.


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