Pentium B980 vs i3-4030Y

Place in the ranking	2433	2717
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	8.56	1.84
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$125

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 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	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4200	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2561x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

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.

i3-4030Y 1.04
+52.9%

Pentium B980 0.68

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.

i3-4030Y 1654
+52.2%

Pentium B980 1087

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.04	0.68
Recency	14 April 2014	1 September 2012
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	35 Watt

i3-4030Y has a 52.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4030Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B980 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4030Y and Pentium B980, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.