Celeron N5095A vs Pentium B980

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B980
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
Celeron N5095A
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.59
+281%

Celeron N5095A outperforms Pentium B980 by a whopping 281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27331738
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.8416.33
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)1 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A 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 speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A 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,PGA988BGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
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 UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes168
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno 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 B980 0.68
Celeron N5095A 2.59
+281%

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 B980 1088
Celeron N5095A 4110
+278%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 2.59
Integrated graphics card 0.77 5.58
Recency 1 September 2012 1 July 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N5095A has a 280.9% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5095A is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B980 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B980 is a notebook processor while Celeron N5095A is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B980 and Celeron N5095A, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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