Intel Pentium B940 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Pentium B940 is a 2 core processor. It can handle 2 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2011. The Intel Pentium B940 is based on the 3. generation of the Intel Pentium series and requires a mainboard with the socket PGA 988. The Intel Pentium B940 scores 387 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 739 points.
Intel Pentium B940

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Pentium B940 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Pentium B940.

Name: Intel Pentium B940
Family: Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group: Intel Pentium 900 (10)
Architecture: Sandy Bridge U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Pentium B940 clock with 2.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1), the Intel Pentium B940 has an build in graphic solution. It has 6 SM processors, which have a total of 48 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 6
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2011
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium B940 supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Pentium B940 has a TDP of 35 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 85 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium B940 has a 2.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: PGA 988
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium B940 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
392
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
389
AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
388
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
387
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
387
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
387
Intel Atom C3955 Intel Atom C3955
16C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
387

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.
AMD A8-6410 AMD A8-6410
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
746
AMD Athlon II X2 245e AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
741
Intel Pentium J2850 Intel Pentium J2850
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
740
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
739
Intel Celeron 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
738
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
Intel Pentium E6500 Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736

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 i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
350
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
348
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
348
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
347
Intel Celeron J4115 Intel Celeron J4115
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
340
Intel Celeron 1005M Intel Celeron 1005M
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
340
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
338

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 Atom x6414RE Intel Atom x6414RE
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
620
Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
620
Intel Celeron N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
618
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
617
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
614
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
610
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
608

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.
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz
106
Intel Atom x6214RE Intel Atom x6214RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
106
Intel Atom x6414RE Intel Atom x6414RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
106
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2130 Intel Core i3-2130
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106

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 Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
866
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
856
Intel Pentium 3560Y Intel Pentium 3560Y
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
849
Intel Celeron E3400 Intel Celeron E3400
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
846
AMD E2-1800 AMD E2-1800
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
846

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 Core2 Duo E7200 Intel Core2 Duo E7200
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
374
Intel Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
374
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
370
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
363
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
363
Intel Celeron 1005M Intel Celeron 1005M
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
362
Intel Pentium T4500 Intel Pentium T4500
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
360

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