Intel Pentium 2117U processor review

Intel Pentium 2117U

Pentium 2117U processor released by Intel; release date: 1 October 2012. At the time of release, the processor cost $134. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 1.8 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 2048 KB.

Supported memory types: DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1023. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 17 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1 GHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
931
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
1022
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
347
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
643
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
2.420 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
13.717 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.124 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
3.503 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
1.307 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
1906 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
1906.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 931
PassMark - CPU mark 1022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 643
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 2.420 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 13.717 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.124 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 3.503 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 1.307 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1906 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1906.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge
Launch date 1 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $134
Place in performance rating 2799
Price now $134
Processor Number 2117U
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.66
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

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