Intel Core i5-3340 vs Intel Pentium B970

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Intel Core i5-3340 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium B970
Intel Core i5-3340 Intel Pentium B970

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3340 or Intel Pentium B970 - 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 Core i5-3340 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3340 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Pentium B970 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B970 was released in Q1/2012.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
3 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3340 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3340 is 3.10 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Intel Pentium B970 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium B970 is at 2.30 GHz.

Intel Core i5-3340 Characteristic Intel Pentium B970
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.30 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 Core i5-3340 Characteristic Intel Pentium B970
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3340 or Intel Pentium B970 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
7 GPU Generation 6
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 6
48 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.0 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 HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3340 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium B970 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-3340 Characteristic Intel Pentium B970
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-3340 is 77 W, while the Intel Pentium B970 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-3340 Characteristic Intel Pentium B970
77 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3340 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium B970 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-3340 Characteristic Intel Pentium B970
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1155 Socket PGA 988
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2012
184 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 i5-3340 Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
714 (100%)
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
435 (61%)

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 i5-3340 Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2402 (100%)
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
862 (36%)

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 i5-3340 Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
664 (100%)
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
401 (60%)

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 i5-3340 Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1977 (100%)
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
711 (36%)

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 i5-3340 Intel Core i5-3340
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (91%)
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
110 (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 Core i5-3340 Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4239 (100%)
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1080 (25%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3340 Intel Pentium B970
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