Intel Core i7-4500U vs Intel Pentium 967

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4500U and Intel Pentium 967 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i7-4500U

Intel Pentium 967

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4500U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 131% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1492 vs 616
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2488 vs 643

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2013 vs 1 October 2011
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1492 vs 616
PassMark - CPU mark	2488 vs 643

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 967

2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1227 vs 608
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1904 vs 1250

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1227 vs 608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1904 vs 1250

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4500U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 967

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1492

616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2488

643

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

608

1227

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1250

1904

Name	Intel Core i7-4500U	Intel Pentium 967
PassMark - Single thread mark	1492	616
PassMark - CPU mark	2488	643
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	608	1227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1250	1904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.61
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2439
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2439

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4500U	Intel Pentium 967
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	4 June 2013	1 October 2011
Place in performance rating	2333	2325
Processor Number	i7-4500U	967
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1300 million	504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0xA16
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
SDVO
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)