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Intel Pentium B970 Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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Intel Pentium B970
Let's talk about the Intel Pentium B970 processor, released in Q1/2012. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency 2.30 GHz, core count 2, and memory support for DDR3-1066DDR3-1333, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket PGA 988 motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W.

Intel Pentium B970 specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the Intel Pentium B970 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name Intel Pentium B970
Segment Mobile
Family Intel Pentium
Generation 2
CPU group Intel Pentium 900
Predecessor --
Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Intel Pentium B970: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 2.30 GHz
CPU Cores 2
Turbo (1 Core) No turbo
CPU Threads 2
Turbo (2 Cores) No turbo
Hyperthreading No
Overclocking No
Core architecture normal
A core --
B core --
C core --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Intel Pentium B970 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
Execution units 6
Shader 48
Max. GPU Memory --
Max. displays 2
Generation 6
DirectX Version 10.1
Technology 32 nm
Release date Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Intel Pentium B970 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
h264 Decode / Encode
VP9 No
VP8 No
AV1 No
AVC No
VC-1 Decode
JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Intel Pentium B970. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
ECC No
Memory channels 2
PCIe version 2.0
PCIe lanes 16

Encryption

Support for AES-NI encryption on the Intel Pentium B970 CPU.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Intel Pentium B970? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 35 W
TDP up --
TDP (PL2) --
TDP down --
Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Intel Pentium B970 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L2-Cache --
L3-Cache 2.00 MB
Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Technology 32 nm
Socket PGA 988
Release date Q1/2012
Part Number --

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Intel Pentium B970.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown

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