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: 21.61

Overall Rank: 2948

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

Average CPU Mark

1102

Single Thread Rating: 1060
Samples: 367*
*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	4,777 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,450 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	212.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	21.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	151 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	645 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,060 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 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 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	$348.00 (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	$129.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 3515 Laptop, 15.6" HD Screen, AMD Ryzen 5 3450U Processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Webcam, SD Card Reader, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home, Carbon Black	$617.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2022 Newest Acer 311 Chromebook Laptop Student Business, MediaTek MT8183C 8-Core Processor,11.6" HD Display, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5, Upto 15 Hours Battery, Chrome OS +MarxsolCables	$179.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Windows 10 Laptop Computers, CHUWI GemiBook 13 inch Thin & Light Laptop 8G RAM 256GB SSD with Celeron J4125 Processor, 2160x1440 2K IPS Display Notebook, PD Fast Charge, Backlit Keyboard, Full Metal	$269.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,300
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,043
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,847
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,168
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,083
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,030
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,034
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,102

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.27
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		21.61
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 9th 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		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
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		2,629
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		1,060

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1736127 - Feb 03 2023		1152
BL1707934 - Dec 30 2022		1179
BL1627204 - Sep 10 2022		1235
BL1540871 - Mar 29 2022		840
BL1539534 - Mar 26 2022		1243

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		1,102
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		927 (-15.9%)
AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium B970		960 (-12.9%)
AMD A4-4300M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,006 (-8.7%)
AMD A6-4400M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		992 (-10.0%)
AMD Phenom II N640 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium B970		965 (-12.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		848 (-23.0%)
AMD A4-3320M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		640 (-41.9%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,229 (+11.6%)
AMD A6-5350M APU vs Intel Pentium B970		1,141 (+3.6%)
Intel Pentium B980 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,050 (-4.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		1,041 (-5.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8800 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium B970		959 (-12.9%)

Is the Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,699
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,877
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,755
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,631
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,588
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,262
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,252
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,840
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,803
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,753
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz		512

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