Intel Pentium B980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium B980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Pentium Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  2 4
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium 900 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium B980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.40 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 1.80 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 8
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) Qualcomm Adreno 506
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.15 GHz 0.60 GHz
• Execution units
  6 0
• Shader
  48 96
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  6 5
• DirectX Version
  10.1 11
• Technology
  32 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2011 Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 LPDDR3-933
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium B980 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 450? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  35 W
• Tjunction max.
  85 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge U Cortex-A53
• Technology
  32 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  PGA 988 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2012 Q3/2017
• Part Number
  -- SDM450

List of devices based on Intel Pentium B980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450.

• Used in
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