What is the difference between Intel B960 and 2020M processors?

Recently saw some notebook upgrade configuration inside the Intel Pentium 2020M this CPU, which makes some people to choose Pentium B960 or 2020M and entanglements. This article will introduce the various differences between Intel Pentium B960 and 2020M processors for your participation.

What are the advantages of Intel Pentium 2020M compared to B960?

• New manufacturing Process: Pentium 2020M is based on the current Intel's latest 22 NM technology manufacturing, and B960 is 32 nm;

• Higher clock speed: 2020M frequency is 2.4GHz, and B960 is 2.2GHz (power consumption is the same);

• Add new technology: 2020M introduces the B960 virtualization (virtualization technology, can enhance the virtual machine performance);

• Support for more monitors: compared to the B960 2 monitors, 2020M increased to 3;

• Support for more memory: 2020M processors increase twice to 32G memory compared to B960 16G memory;

• Higher operating temperature: Compared to the B960 85°,2020m processor to 90°;(the temperature is too high will make the computer automatically shutdown)

• Updated release date: Pentium 2020M was released in September 2012, and B960 was released as early as October 2011;

Some of the main same parameters

L2 cache: The same L2 cache with 1MB capacity;

L3 cache: The same L3 cache with 2MB capacity;

• Display Core frequency: GPU frequency is 650 MHz (affect the computer image graphics performance);

• Series Variance: Intel Pentium Pentium Series

• Power difference: The same 35W design power consumption (will affect the computer's endurance)

• Same slot: Pentium 2020M and B960 both support PGA988 slots (different slots are not universal);

Summarize

In terms of performance, 2020M is almost certainly better than B960, but does not mean that it must be better than B960 consumers? That's not necessarily because the current market looks at the new Intel Pentium 2020M processors are more expensive than the B960, For those who prefer to upgrade their own computers, B960 may be more appropriate (for example, have you ever thought about upgrading B960 to i5?)