Processor comparison
Intel Pentium B950 vs Intel Core i3-4005U
Intel
Intel Pentium B950
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
2100 MHz
2 cores
Jun 2011
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-4005U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium B950100%
- Intel Core i3-4005U145%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B950100%
- Intel Core i3-4005U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B950100%
- Intel Core i3-4005U165%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B950
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4005U
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 65% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Around 45% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-4005U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-4005U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium B950 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | |
| Smart Cache. | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| XD bit | | |
| TXT | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| AES-NI | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium B950 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jun 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium B950 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Intel HD 4400 |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B950 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 2048 KB (shared) | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium B950 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Intel BGA1168 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | rPGA | FC-BGA1168 |
| Die Size | 131mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium B950 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2100 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium B9502100 points
- Intel Core i3-4005U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium B9504200 points
- Intel Core i3-4005U4569 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9502491
- Intel Core i3-4005U3239
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9501719
- Intel Core i3-4005U1702
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9502981
- Intel Core i3-4005U3493
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9501483
- Intel Core i3-4005U1567
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium B9502145
- Intel Core i3-4005U2211
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium B9502730
- Intel Core i3-4005U2514
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium B9505255
- Intel Core i3-4005U5706
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9501.63
- Intel Core i3-4005U1.85
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium B95018.9
- Intel Core i3-4005U21.87
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium B95034.3
- Intel Core i3-4005U29.2
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium B9501333
- Intel Core i3-4005U1853
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium B95050
- Intel Core i3-4005U57.64
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium B9508.9
- Intel Core i3-4005U10.94
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium B9500.16
- Intel Core i3-4005U1
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium B9500.13
- Intel Core i3-4005U0.16
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium B9500.07
- Intel Core i3-4005U0.09
GB/s