Pentium B970 vs Pentium 3550M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3550M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.84
+23.5%
Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68

Pentium 3550M outperforms Pentium B970 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25882744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.151.84
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$125

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA946FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d--
VT-x+-
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium B970.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Pentium 3550M 0.84
+23.5%
Pentium B970 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.

Pentium 3550M 1330
+24%
Pentium B970 1073

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.68
Recency 1 September 2013 1 January 2012
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium 3550M has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B970, on the other hand, has 5.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.


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