Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs Pentium B970

Aggregate performance score

Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.61
+431%

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U outperforms Pentium B970 by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27291497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency1.8422.78
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2320
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA988FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 3.61
+431%

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 5742
+435%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 3.61
Recency 1 January 2012 26 October 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a 430.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B970 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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