Intel Pentium 2127U vs Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 2127U and Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300 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 2127U

Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2127U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 1.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
16x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.831 vs 0.177
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 15.2 vs 10.65
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.121 vs 0.049

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 July 2013 vs 20 August 2008
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.831 vs 0.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.2 vs 10.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.121 vs 0.049

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1178 vs 305
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1888 vs 564

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1178 vs 305
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1888 vs 564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 2127U
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

305

1178

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

1888

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.831

0.177

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.2

10.65

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.121

0.049

Name	Intel Pentium 2127U	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300
PassMark - Single thread mark	969
PassMark - CPU mark	1064
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305	1178
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	1888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.831	0.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.2	10.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.121	0.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.403
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1795
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1795

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 2127U	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	1 July 2013	20 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$284
Place in performance rating	2888	2879
Price now	$134
Processor Number	2127U	SL9300
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.00
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Transistor count		410 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	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 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	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	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
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)