Core i5-10500 vs Pentium B940

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2732	840
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	24.86
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$131 (1x MSRP)	$188

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 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	PGA988	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Core i5-10500.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
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.

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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 i5-10500 outperforms Pentium B940 by 1447% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.55	8.51
Recency	19 June 2011	30 April 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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