i5-13400F vs Pentium B980

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B980
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.70
Core i5-13400F
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.15
+2207%

Core i5-13400F outperforms Pentium B980 by a whopping 2207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2715421
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.8623.08
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2257 mm2
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 B980 and Core i5-13400F 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,PGA988FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F. 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)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5, DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F 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 B980 and Core i5-13400F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
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 B980 0.70
i5-13400F 16.15
+2207%

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 1087
i5-13400F 25179
+2216%

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 B980 371
i5-13400F 2298
+519%

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 B980 642
i5-13400F 10920
+1601%

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 B980 3109
i5-13400F 8689
+179%

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 B980 5879
i5-13400F 51113
+769%

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 B980 2463
i5-13400F 13989
+468%

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 B980 32.93
i5-13400F 3.27
+907%

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 B980 2
i5-13400F 27
+1401%

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 B980 0.94
i5-13400F 3.06
+226%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium B980 0.2
i5-13400F 12.2
+6678%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium B980 10
i5-13400F 137
+1267%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium B980 55
i5-13400F 315
+472%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium B980 1435
i5-13400F 8602
+499%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 16.15
Recency 1 September 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium B980 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-13400F, on the other hand, has a 2207.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i5-13400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B980 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B980 is a notebook processor while Core i5-13400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B980 and Core i5-13400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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