Intel Pentium 2117U vs Intel Core i5-2537M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 2117U and Intel Core i5-2537M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium 2117U

Intel Core i5-2537M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2117U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100 C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8.01 GB
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 347 vs 277
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 643 vs 606

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 3 January 2011
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8.01 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	931 vs 928
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	347 vs 277
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	643 vs 606

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2537M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 2.30 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1191 vs 1022

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.30 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1191 vs 1022

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 2117U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2537M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

931

928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1022

1191

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

347

277

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

643

606

Name	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel Core i5-2537M
PassMark - Single thread mark	931	928
PassMark - CPU mark	1022	1191
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	347	277
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	643	606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.307
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1906
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel Core i5-2537M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2012	3 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$250
Place in performance rating	2801	2790
Price now	$134
Processor Number	2117U	i5-2537M
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.66
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	900 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	900 MHz
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	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x116
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31mm x 24mm	31mm x 24 mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)