Intel Pentium B940 Vs Core i5-480M

Even though Pentium B940 belongs to the newer Sandy Bridge Architecture, it is no match to the previous 1st generation Core i5 processor - the entry level core i5-480M. Reasons - B940 does not has turbo, it does not feature hyperthreading and it has low clock frequency.

Table : Intel Pentium B940 Vs Core i5-480M Feature Differences

Feature	Intel Pentium B940	Core i5-480M
Core Frequency	2.0 GHz	2.66 GHz
No. Of Cores	2 ( No Hyperthreading)	2 (4 Hyperthreads)
Cache Organization	2 MB L3	512KB L2 + 3MB L3
Turbo Frequency	No Turbo	2.93 GHz
TDP Rating	35 Watts	35 Watts
64 Bit Support	Y	Y
Lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Integrated Memory Controller	DDR3-1333	DDR3-1066
Integrated Graphics	Yes, 650 MHz Base, 1.1 GHz Max	Yes, Base 500 MHz, Turbo 766 MHz

Table : Intel Pentium B940 Vs Core i5-480M Benchmarking Comparison

Benchmarks	Intel Pentium B940	Core i5-480M
PassMark Score	1977	2765
Super Pi 2M (Lower in better)	Not available	36 seconds
3D Mark 06 CPU	Not available	2950
Windows 7 Experience Score	Not available	6.9

Some more details of Intel Pentium B940

The architecture of the Pentium B940 is based upon Sandy Bridge. Performance wise, it is better than the Arrandale notebook based Pentium processors ( Pentium P6100 and P6200). However, the turbo boost feature is disabled in Pentium B940. Additionally the Hyperthreading is disabled leading to inferior performance as compared to the second generation Intel core i3 processors.

Some more details of Core i5-480M

The core i5-480M is a Mid level moderate performance notebook processor with impressive performance as evident by its benchmark results.
The integrate GPU provides entry level graphics performance. The GPU supports independent turbo boost with maximum turbo frequency of 766 MHz over its base frequency of 500 MHz.The Core i5-480M does not support the AES instructions and Intel Trusted Instructions.