Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Core i5-2450M
Summary
Intel Pentium B960
100%
Intel Core i5-2450M
197%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium B960
100%
Intel Core i5-2450M
140%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium B960
100%
Intel Core i5-2450M
228%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium B960 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2450M |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 40% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 128% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 97% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2450M
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2450M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Pentium B960 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | | |
| Smart Cache. | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-threading | | | |
| Turbo Boost | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium B960 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| 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 Pentium B960 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | vs | Intel HD 3000 |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B960 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 2048 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium B960 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket G2 (988B) | vs | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | rPGA | vs | rPGA |
| Die Size | 131mm² | vs | 149mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium B960 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2200 MHz | vs | 2500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 35 W |
Intel Pentium B960
2200 points
Intel Core i5-2450M
2500 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
4400 points
Intel Core i5-2450M
5000 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
2616
Intel Core i5-2450M
4542
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
1729
Intel Core i5-2450M
2497
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
3021
Intel Core i5-2450M
5139
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
1539
Intel Core i5-2450M
2179
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
2231
Intel Core i5-2450M
3441.5
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
2851
Intel Core i5-2450M
3918.5
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
5500
Intel Core i5-2450M
8542
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
0.86
Intel Core i5-2450M
1.2
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
1.68
Intel Core i5-2450M
2.76
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
18
Intel Core i5-2450M
13.01
seconds - lower is better
Intel Pentium B960
33.48
Intel Core i5-2450M
19.04
seconds - lower is better
Intel Pentium B960
1366.5
Intel Core i5-2450M
2848.5
MB/s - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
51.7
Intel Core i5-2450M
78.63
FPS - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
9.24
Intel Core i5-2450M
14.61
FPS - higher is better
Intel Pentium B960
0.17
Intel Core i5-2450M
1.4
GB/s
Intel Pentium B960
0.13
Intel Core i5-2450M
0.23
GB/s
Intel Pentium B960
0.07
Intel Core i5-2450M
0.13
GB/s