Intel Core2 Duo E8190 vs Intel Pentium B940

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Intel Core2 Duo E8190 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium B940
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Pentium B940

CPU comparison

Intel Core2 Duo E8190 or Intel Pentium B940 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core2 Duo E8190 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E8190 was released in Q1/2008.

The Intel Pentium B940 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B940 was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Core2 Duo (29) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
2 Generation 3
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo E8190 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.66 GHz. The Intel Pentium B940 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Characteristic Intel Pentium B940
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.66 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Characteristic Intel Pentium B940
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core2 Duo E8190 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B940 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Characteristic Intel Pentium B940
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core2 Duo E8190 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Pentium B940 is 35 W.

Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Characteristic Intel Pentium B940
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo E8190 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium B940 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Characteristic Intel Pentium B940
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 775 Socket PGA 988
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2008 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 (100%)
Intel Pentium B940 (93%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 (100%)
Intel Pentium B940 (92%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415 (100%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
387 (93%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
734 (99%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
739 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1029 (100%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
856 (83%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
347 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
617 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core2 Duo E8190 Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
363 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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