Processor comparison
Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel
Intel Pentium B960
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
2200 MHz
2 cores
Oct 2011
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
1400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium B960132%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B960131%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B960132%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B960
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 31% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 32% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 32% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium B960
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium B960
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | |
| Smart Cache. | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | Haswell |
| Release Date | Oct 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| 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) | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 105°C |
| Package | rPGA | FC-PGA12F |
| Die Size | 131mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2200 MHz | 1400 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 B9602200 points
- Intel Celeron 2955U1568 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium B9604400 points
- Intel Celeron 2955U3136 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9602616
- Intel Celeron 2955U2110
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9601729
- Intel Celeron 2955U1398
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9603021
- Intel Celeron 2955U2455
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9601539
- Intel Celeron 2955U1238
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium B9602231
- Intel Celeron 2955U1520
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium B9602851
- Intel Celeron 2955U2069
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium B9605500
- Intel Celeron 2955U4000
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9600.86
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.61
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9601.68
- Intel Celeron 2955U1.14
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium B96018
- Intel Celeron 2955U27
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium B96033.48
- Intel Celeron 2955U53.18
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium B9601366.5
- Intel Celeron 2955U1054
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium B96051.7
- Intel Celeron 2955U40.7
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium B9609.24
- Intel Celeron 2955U7.52
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium B9600.17
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.13
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium B9600.13
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.09
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium B9600.07
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.06
GB/s