Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3820 outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-3820 is 43 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium B970 - 93 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 8 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
