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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 2483 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 40% better in War Thunder than Pentium B970 - 178 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 32 vs 2 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$699.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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1920 x 1080
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Movie
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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