Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 2 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 21.34

Overall Rank: 3171

Last Price Change: $50.99 USD (2014-11-14)

Average CPU Mark

1088

Single Thread Rating: 1048
Samples: 369*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,937
Thread: 1,157

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math	4,723 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,426 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,928 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	210.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	21,600 KBytes/Sec
Physics	149 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	640 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,048 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-32DK Slim Laptop - 15.6" Full HD IPS Display - 11th Gen Intel i3-1115G4 Dual Core Processor - 4GB DDR4 - 128GB NVMe SSD - WiFi 6 - Amazon Alexa - Windows 11 Home in S mode.	$299.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, Vega 3 Graphics, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 in S Mode, A515-43-R19L, Silver	$342.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-36UT, 15.6" Full HD Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 4GB DDR4, 128GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home (S Mode)	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS	$194.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook Laptop,11.6" HD Display,Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, UHD Graphics 600, Chrome OS, Onyx Black	$179.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,099
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,258
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,907
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,776
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,101
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,032
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,954
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,013
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,088

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.93
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.22
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		21.34
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,716
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,048

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1801265 - Apr 22 2023		1237
BL1759298 - Mar 03 2023		571
BL1736127 - Feb 03 2023		1152
BL1707934 - Dec 30 2022		1179
BL1627204 - Sep 10 2022		1235

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,088
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		954 (-12.4%)
AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium B970		960 (-11.8%)
AMD A6-4400M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,010 (-7.2%)
AMD A4-4300M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,007 (-7.5%)
AMD Phenom II N640 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium B970		965 (-11.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		856 (-21.4%)
Intel Celeron B830 @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		817 (-25.0%)
AMD A4-3320M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		640 (-41.2%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,225 (+12.6%)
AMD A6-5350M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,157 (+6.3%)
Intel Pentium B980 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,064 (-2.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,052 (-3.3%)

Is the Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,312
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,973
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,675
Intel Core i9-13900H		6,026
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,017
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,989
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,836
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,804
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,803
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,740
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		505

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

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