Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Pentium B980

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Intel Core i3-1220P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium B980
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Pentium B980

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-1220P and the Intel Pentium B980 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-1220P 10 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Pentium B980 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
12 Generation 3
Alder Lake U Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1220P is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium B980 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Pentium B980
10 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove		 A-Core 2.40 GHz
1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core --

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 Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Pentium B980
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Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
13 GPU Generation 6
10 nm Technology 32 nm
4 Max. displays 2
64 Compute units 6
512 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.1 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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-1220P, while the Intel Pentium B980 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Pentium B980
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
6.50 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
28 PCIe lanes 16
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-1220P has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium B980 is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Pentium B980
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
64 W TDP (PL2) --
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100 °C Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1220P has 18.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium B980 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Pentium B980
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1744 Socket PGA 988
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2012
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 (25%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 (11%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
447 (29%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6894 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
889 (13%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
419 (20%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6645 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
715 (11%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
110 (10%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
14265 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1105 (8%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1685 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
8811 (100%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
442 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Pentium B980
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