Key Differences
In short — Core i7-940 outperforms Pentium B960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-940 is 1049 days older than Pentium B960.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B960
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Performs up to 2% better in New World than Pentium B960 - 98 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B960 - 8 vs 2 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B960 | vs | Intel Core i7-940 |
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Oct 2nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |