Intel Pentium 977 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 977 and Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 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).

Intel Pentium 977

Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 977

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm

Launch date	1 April 2012 vs 1 March 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Around 52% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 977
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Name	Intel Pentium 977	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		262
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.797
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.952

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 977	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	1 April 2012	1 March 2009
Place in performance rating	3321	3307
Processor Number	977	SL9600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$316
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD 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	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)	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)