Processor comparison
Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel
Intel Pentium B960
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
2200 MHz
2 cores
Oct 2011
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium B960112%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B960112%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B960111%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B960
- 12% higher single threaded performance.
- 11% higher multi threaded performance.
- Around 12% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
- 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
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| 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 Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| 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 Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| 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 Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Intel BGA1168 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 105°C |
| Package | rPGA | FC-BGA1168 |
| Die Size | 131mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium B960 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2200 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 B9602200 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium B9604400 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9602616
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9601539
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium B9602231
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium B9602851
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium B9605500
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9600.86
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9601.68
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium B96018
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium B96033.48
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium B9601366.5
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium B96051.7
- Intel Pentium 3556U49.2
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium B9609.24
- Intel Pentium 3556U9.1
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium B9600.17
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium B9600.13
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium B9600.07
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.07
GB/s