Processor comparison
Intel Pentium B970 vs Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel
Intel Pentium B970
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
2300 MHz
2 cores
Jan 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium B970117%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B970116%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B970118%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970
- 16% higher single threaded performance.
- 18% higher multi threaded performance.
- Around 17% 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 B970
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium B970 | 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 B970 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jan 2012 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium B970 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B970 | 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 B970 | 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 B970 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2300 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 B9702300 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium B9704600 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9702729
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9701615
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium B9702328
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium B9702954
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium B9705697
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9700.84
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9701.75
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium B97017.66
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium B97035.77
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
seconds - lower is better