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In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 2848 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 15% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium B970 - 178 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 28 vs 2 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$720
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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