Buy on Amazon
$100
In Stock
Availability
Availability
No items available
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-950 outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-950 is 1187 days older than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Pentium B980 - 176 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 8 vs 2 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 125 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2009 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
