Intel Pentium B970 vs Intel Pentium 3550M

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Intel Pentium B970 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium 3550M

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium B970 or Intel Pentium 3550M - 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 Pentium B970 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B970 was released in Q1/2012.

The Intel Pentium 3550M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3550M was released in Q4/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
3 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium B970 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Intel Pentium 3550M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz.

Intel Pentium B970 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.30 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 Pentium B970 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 10
48 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.1

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 HD Graphics (Haswell 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
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium B970 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3550M can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium B970 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium B970 has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Pentium 3550M is 37 W.

Intel Pentium B970 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
85 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium B970 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 3550M cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Pentium B970 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
32 nm Technology 22 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
PGA 988 Socket PGA 946
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, Linux
Q1/2012 Release date Q4/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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 Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
435 (84%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
517 (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 B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
862 (84%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1023 (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 B970 Intel Pentium B970
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
110 (63%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (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 B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1080 (80%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1358 (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 B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
401 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 B970 Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
711 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium 3550M
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