Celeron J1850 vs Pentium B960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.62
+5.1%
Celeron J1850
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.59

Pentium B960 outperforms Celeron J1850 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27782797
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.685.58
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date2 October 2011 (13 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$82

Detailed specifications

Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850 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 speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850 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
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 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 HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz792 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes164

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 B960 0.62
+5.1%
Celeron J1850 0.59

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 B960 985
+4.6%
Celeron J1850 942

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.59
Recency 2 October 2011 1 September 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium B960 has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron J1850, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B960 and Celeron J1850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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