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Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Pentium B980
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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 i5-2430M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Pentium B980
80 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2430M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Pentium B980
70 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2430M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Pentium B980
77 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2430M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Pentium B980
71 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-2430M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Intel Pentium B980
48 %
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2430M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Pentium B980
67 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | 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 | PPGA 988 | PGA 988 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.00 GHz | |
| 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 i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.20 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 i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 85 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2430M | Intel Pentium B980 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Q4/2011 | Q2/2012 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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