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The Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz is newer than Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz also around 22% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 8% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz uses around 33% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 2130 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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Socket Type | PGA988 | BGA479 | |
CPU Class | Laptop | Laptop | |
Clockspeed | 2.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 2 (Threads: 2) | 2 (Threads: 2) | |
Cache | L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 2MB | L1: 128KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 0MB | |
TDP | 35W | 25W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $6.39 | $4.56 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q3 2012 | Q4 2008 | |
# of Samples | 386 | 1744 | |
CPU Value | 21.5 | 17.3 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 1027(0.0%) | 9413(-8.4%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1096(0.0%) | 850(-22.5%) |
Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz | 1,096 | |
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz | 850 | |
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Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz | 21.5 | |
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz | 17.3 | |
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Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz | 1,027 | |
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz | 941 | |
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Intel Pentium B970 @ 2.30GHz | Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz | |
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Max TDP | 35W | 25W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |