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Intel Pentium B980 vs AMD E1-1200. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Pentium B980
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Q3/2012
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AMD E1-1200
AMD E1-1200

What's the best choice Intel Pentium B980 or AMD E1-1200? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium B980 has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD E1-1200 has a base frequency of 1.40 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 18 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 71% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium B980 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1462 place
AMD E1-1200 Reasons to consider
AMD E1-1200
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    18 W left arrow 35 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD E1-1200 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1278 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1279 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1553 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    909 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    919 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    802 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    814 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1195 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium B980 Intel Pentium B980
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium 900 left arrow AMD E1/E2-1000
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow AMD E
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.4 GHz left arrow 1.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    10.1 left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz left arrow 530 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) left arrow AMD Radeon HD 7310
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 1 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2011 left arrow Q2/2012
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 80
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 40 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD E1-1200 and Intel Pentium B980. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1066
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium B980 and AMD E1-1200 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    85 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 18 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium B980 and AMD E1-1200, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge U left arrow Zacate (Bobcat)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 1 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2012
  • Socket
    PGA 988 left arrow BGA 413
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium B980 and AMD E1-1200.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

110.000000
Intel Pentium B980
85.000000
AMD E1-1200

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