Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Core i9-13900HK

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Intel Pentium B960 Intel Core i9-13900HK

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium B960 and the Intel Core i9-13900HK and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium B960 2 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the Intel Core i9-13900HK which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (26)
3 Generation 13
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Raptor Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-12900HK
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium B960 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-13900HK clocks with 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium B960 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
2 Cores 14
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz A-Core 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 Pentium B960 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
6 GPU Generation 13
32 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 4
6 Compute units 96
48 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12.1

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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium B960, while the Intel Core i9-13900HK supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium B960 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium B960 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-13900HK is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium B960 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
85 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium B960 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-13900HK is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Pentium B960 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
32 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, AVX2, AVX2+
PGA 988 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 700 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium B960 (18%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium B960 (6%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
413 (21%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
1921 (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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
825 (6%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
14712 (100%)

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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
383 (15%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2629 (100%)

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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
679 (5%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
13629 (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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (5%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
115 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
987 (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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1029 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 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 Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
338 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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