Processor comparison
Intel Pentium B980 vs Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel
Intel Pentium B980
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
2400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium B980120%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B980119%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium B980120%
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B980
- 19% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 20% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium B980
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium B980
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium B980 | 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 B980 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | Haswell |
| Release Date | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium B980 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B980 | 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 B980 | 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 B980 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 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 B9802400 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium B9804800 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium B9802769
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium B9801612
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium B9802462.5
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium B9803109
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium B9805878.5
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9800.94
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium B9801.83
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium B98016.92
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium B98032.93
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium B9801435
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium B98055
- Intel Pentium 3556U49.2
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium B98010.01
- Intel Pentium 3556U9.1
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium B9800.18
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium B9800.15
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium B9800.08
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.07
GB/s