Intel Core i7-960 vs Intel Pentium N6211

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Intel Core i7-960 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N6211
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Pentium N6211

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-960 and the Intel Pentium N6211 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-960 4 core processor released in Q4/2009 with the Intel Pentium N6211 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i7 900 (7) CPU group Intel Pentium N6200/J6400/N6400 (3)
1 Generation 11
Bloomfield Architecture Elkhart Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-960 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium N6211 clocks with 1.20 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-960 Characteristic Intel Pentium N6211
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
3.46 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

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 i7-960 Characteristic Intel Pentium N6211
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 24 GB of memory in a maximum of 3 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-960, while the Intel Pentium N6211 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-960 Characteristic Intel Pentium N6211
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4X-3200, LPDDR4-3200, DDR4-3200
24 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
3 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-960 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium N6211 is 6.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-960 Characteristic Intel Pentium N6211
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-960 has 9.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium N6211 is at 1.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i7-960 Characteristic Intel Pentium N6211
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1366 Socket BGA 1296
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q4/2009 Release date Q1/2021
305 $ Release price 64 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 (93%)
Intel Pentium N6211 (89%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 (96%)
Intel Pentium N6211 (82%)

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 i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
576 (86%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
671 (100%)

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 i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2370 (100%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1955 (82%)

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 i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
610 (100%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
474 (78%)

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 i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2130 (100%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1362 (64%)

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 i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3266 (87%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
3760 (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 Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake) @ 0.75 GHz
193 (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 Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1503 (100%)
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-960 Intel Pentium N6211
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