Pentium B950 vs Core i3-4110M
Aggregate performance score
i3-4110M outperforms Pentium B950 by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1996 | 2714 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 14 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 13 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950 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 | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | 504 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950 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 | rPGA | Socket G2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950.
| 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.73 | 0.65 |
| Recency | 14 April 2014 | 13 June 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 35 Watt |
i3-4110M has a 166.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium B950, on the other hand, has 5.7% lower power consumption.
The Core i3-4110M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4110M and Pentium B950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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