Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Pentium B970
Summary
Intel Core i5-2430M
141%
Intel Pentium B970
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-2430M
128%
Intel Pentium B970
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-2430M
149%
Intel Pentium B970
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2430M |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 28% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 49% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 41% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium B970 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2430M
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2430M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-2430M | | Intel Pentium B970 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-threading | | | |
| Turbo Boost | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| Smart Cache. | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-2430M | | Intel Pentium B970 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Oct 2011 | vs | Jan 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-2430M | | Intel Pentium B970 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 | vs | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-2430M | | Intel Pentium B970 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 3072 KB (shared) | vs | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-2430M | | Intel Pentium B970 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | vs | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | rPGA | vs | rPGA |
| Die Size | 149mm² | vs | 131mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-2430M | | Intel Pentium B970 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 2300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 35 W |
Intel Core i5-2430M
2400 points
Intel Pentium B970
2300 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
4800 points
Intel Pentium B970
4600 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
4376
Intel Pentium B970
2729
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
2112
Intel Pentium B970
1615
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
3310.5
Intel Pentium B970
2328
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
3787
Intel Pentium B970
2954
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
8222
Intel Pentium B970
5697
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
2.66
Intel Pentium B970
1.75
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
13
Intel Pentium B970
17.66
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i5-2430M
18.89
Intel Pentium B970
35.77
seconds - lower is better