Pentium B950 vs i9-7920X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	655	3098
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.30	0.03
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i9	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	4.04	0.70
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	10 September 2017 (8 years ago)	19 June 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-7920X has 7567% better value for money than Pentium B950.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i9-7920X 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	484 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7920X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7920X and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i9-7920X and Pentium B950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7920X and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7920X and Pentium B950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-7920X and Pentium B950 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7920X and Pentium B950.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	44	16

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.42	0.58
Recency	10 September 2017	19 June 2011
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt