Pentium B960 vs Core i3-330E
Aggregate performance score
i3-330E outperforms Pentium B960 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-330E and Pentium B960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2500 | 2677 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Westmere (2010−2011) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 2 October 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $177 | $134 |
| Current price | $353 (2x MSRP) | $19.33 (0.1x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-330E and Pentium B960 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382 Million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-330E and Pentium B960 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1288 | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330E and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | + | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core i3-330E and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330E and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330E and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8.79 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 667 MHz | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330E and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330E and Pentium B960.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
Core i3-330E outperforms Pentium B960 by 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i3-330E outperforms Pentium B960 by 30% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.81 | 0.63 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 2 October 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Cost | $177 | $134 |
The Core i3-330E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B960 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330E and Pentium B960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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