Ultra 5 226V vs Pentium B950
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 226V outperforms Pentium B950 by a whopping 1695% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3036 | 841 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.71 | 26.06 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 13 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 37 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 |
| Socket | PGA988 | FCBGA2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V. 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 | + | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| 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 |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | Intel® Arc™ 130V GPU |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 1.85 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS)7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.2 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and Core Ultra 5 226V.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 10.41 |
| Recency | 13 June 2011 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ultra 5 226V has a 1694.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core Ultra 5 226V is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium B950 in performance tests.
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