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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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: 21.57

Overall Rank: 2939

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

Average CPU Mark

1100

Single Thread Rating: 1058
Samples: 366*
*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	4,790 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,454 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	211.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	21.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	151 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	644 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,058 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of January 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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	2020 HP 15.6" HD LED Display Laptop, Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Processor, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD, HDMI, Webcam, WI-FI, Windows 10 S, Scarlet Red	$264.93 (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	$122.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS	$158.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2021 Newest HP Laptop Computer, 15.6" HD Display,Intel Pentium Dual-core N5000 Upto 2.7 GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD, HD Webcam, HDMI, Bluetooth, WiFi, Win10 S, 10+ Hours Battery, w/Hubxcel Cables	$419.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Chromebook 11-inch Laptop - MediaTek - MT8183 - 4 GB RAM - 32 GB eMMC Storage - 11.6-inch HD Display - with Chrome OS™ - (11a-na0010nr, 2020 model)	$123.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,297
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,048
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,852
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,171
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,086
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,029
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,100

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.29
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		21.57
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
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 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,630
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,058

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1707934 - Dec 30 2022		1179
BL1627204 - Sep 10 2022		1235
BL1540871 - Mar 29 2022		840
BL1539534 - Mar 26 2022		1243
BL1534055 - Mar 17 2022		1188

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,100
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		927 (-15.7%)
AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium B970		960 (-12.7%)
AMD A4-4300M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,006 (-8.5%)
AMD A6-4400M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		992 (-9.9%)
AMD Phenom II N640 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium B970		965 (-12.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		848 (-22.9%)
AMD A4-3320M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		640 (-41.8%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,229 (+11.7%)
AMD A6-5350M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,141 (+3.7%)
Intel Pentium B980 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,054 (-4.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,041 (-5.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8800 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		959 (-12.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,755
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,624
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,561
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,259
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,253
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,822
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,822
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,745
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		511

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

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