Ultra 7 355 vs Pentium B960

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3083	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	0.71	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Panther Lake (2026)
Release date	2 October 2011 (14 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 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	2.2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 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)	no data
Socket	FCPGA988,PGA988	FCBGA2540
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355. 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	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
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 B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 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 B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR5X-7467, DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 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® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	2.5 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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 B960 and Core Ultra 7 355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX 12 Ultimate
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Core Ultra 7 355.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

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