i5-10500 vs Pentium B970

Aggregate performance score

Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.71
Core i5-10500
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.77
+1135%

Core i5-10500 outperforms Pentium B970 by a whopping 1135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2707888
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.8512.30
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date16 January 2012 (12 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 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 speed2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
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 B970 and Core i5-10500 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
SocketFCPGA988FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500. 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
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.15 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

Pentium B970 0.71
i5-10500 8.77
+1135%

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 1088
i5-10500 13417
+1133%

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 356
i5-10500 1527
+329%

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 572
i5-10500 5489
+860%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 8.77
Recency 16 January 2012 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium B970 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-10500, on the other hand, has a 1135.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B970 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B970 and Core i5-10500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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