Intel Pentium 957 vs Intel Pentium U5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 957 and Intel Pentium U5600 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.

Intel Pentium 957

Intel Pentium U5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 957

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 18 Watt

Launch date	19 June 2011 vs 24 May 2010
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 18 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5600

Around 11% higher clock speed: 1.33 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 588 vs 574

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	588 vs 574
PassMark - CPU mark	624 vs 622

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 957
CPU 2: Intel Pentium U5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

574

588

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

622

624

Name	Intel Pentium 957	Intel Pentium U5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	574	588
PassMark - CPU mark	622	624

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 957	Intel Pentium U5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	19 June 2011	24 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	2859	2850
Price now	$134
Processor Number	957	U5600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.41
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	1.33 GHz
Die size	131 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	382 million
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	800 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® Clear Video technology
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	18 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	1
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)