Intel Pentium B960 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium B960 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2011 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium B960, you'll need a motherboard with a PGA 988 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium B960
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 900
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium B960 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium B960 is 2.2 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium B960 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium B960 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1), which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 48
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 85 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium B960 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: PGA 988
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Sandy Bridge U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q4/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1029
1029
Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1029
1029
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1029
1029
Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1029
1029
Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1029
1029

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom C2538
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
827
827
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
827
827
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
825
825
Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
824
824
MediaTek MT6752
NoneC NoneT @ --
824
824

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
687
687
Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
682
682
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
679
679
Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
674
674
Intel Celeron 3867U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
674
674

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415
415
Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
414
414
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
413
413
Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
412
412
MediaTek Helio P90
NoneC NoneT @ --
412
412

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium 3825U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
387
387
Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
385
385
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
383
383
Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
379
379
Intel Pentium 3805U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
379
379

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
338
338
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
338
338
Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
338
338
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
338
338
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
338
338