i7-660UM vs Pentium B960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58
Core i7-660UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.73
+25.9%

Core i7-660UM outperforms Pentium B960 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30152854
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.030.02
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i7
Power efficiency0.701.71
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date2 October 2011 (14 years ago)24 May 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$317

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium B960 has 50% better value for money than i7-660UM.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 1.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier2210
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm281+144 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM. 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
AES-NI-+
FMA++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Core i7-660UM.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Pentium B960 0.58
i7-660UM 0.73
+25.9%

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.

Pentium B960 1018
Samples: 1488
i7-660UM 1279
+25.6%
Samples: 10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 0.73
Recency 2 October 2011 24 May 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Pentium B960 has an age advantage of 1 year.

i7-660UM, on the other hand, has a 25.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core i7-660UM is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium B960 in performance tests.

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