Celeron 1000M vs Pentium B970

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
+1.5%
Celeron 1000M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.67

Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron 1000M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27442746
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.841.81
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date16 January 2012 (12 years ago)20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$86

Detailed specifications

Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size131 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors504 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M 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
SocketFCPGA988G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M. 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-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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 B970 0.68
+1.5%
Celeron 1000M 0.67

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 B970 1073
+0.4%
Celeron 1000M 1069

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 B970 358
+20.9%
Celeron 1000M 296

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 B970 579
+13.8%
Celeron 1000M 509

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium B970 2954
+19.1%
Celeron 1000M 2480

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium B970 5697
+19.8%
Celeron 1000M 4757

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.

Pentium B970 2328
+21.1%
Celeron 1000M 1923

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium B970 35.77
+16.4%
Celeron 1000M 41.63

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.

Pentium B970 2
+19.9%
Celeron 1000M 1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium B970 0.84
+13.5%
Celeron 1000M 0.74

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.67
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.63
Recency 16 January 2012 20 January 2013
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm

Pentium B970 has a 1.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 22.2% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron 1000M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium B970 and Celeron 1000M.


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