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Intel Core i3-2330M vs Intel Pentium B970
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-2330M
92 %
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Intel Pentium B970
100 %
2C / 2T · 2.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-2330M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Intel Pentium B970
93 %
2C / 2T · 2.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-2330M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Intel Pentium B970
100 %
2C / 2T · 2.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-2330M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Intel Pentium B970
90 %
2C / 2T · 2.30 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-2330M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Intel Pentium B970
52 %
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Intel Pentium (150) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge H | Sandy Bridge U |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | PGA 988 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.20 GHz | 2.30 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | 0.65 - 1.15 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q2/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 85 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2330M | Intel Pentium B970 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q1/2012 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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