Celeron N3350 vs Pentium B970
Aggregated performance score
Celeron N3350 outperforms Pentium B970 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2577 | 2564 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Apollo Lake (2016) |
| Release date | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 September 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $125 | $24 |
| Current price | $174 (1.4x MSRP) | $251 (10.5x MSRP) |
Detailed Specifications
Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 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 | FCPGA988 | FCBGA1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | Intel HD Graphics 500 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
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.
Celeron N3350 outperforms Pentium B970 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron N3350 outperforms Pentium B970 by 2% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 48% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 41% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 98% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 115% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 41% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Celeron N3350 outperforms Pentium B970 by 27% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 58% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Pentium B970 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 42% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| Recency | 1 January 2012 | 1 September 2016 |
| Cost | $125 | $24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B970 and Celeron N3350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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