Intel Pentium 987 vs Intel Celeron 877

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 987 and Intel Celeron 877 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.

Intel Pentium 987

Intel Celeron 877

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 987

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 16.38 GB vs 16 GB

Launch date	1 June 2012 vs 1 December 2011
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB vs 16 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 877

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 646 vs 633
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 693 vs 673
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 450 vs 445

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	646 vs 633
PassMark - CPU mark	693 vs 673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	252 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	450 vs 445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 987
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 877

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

633

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

673

693

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

251

252

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

450

Name	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Celeron 877
PassMark - Single thread mark	633	646
PassMark - CPU mark	673	693
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	251	252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	450

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Celeron 877
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 June 2012	1 December 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3047	3048
Processor Number	987	877
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	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	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
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)	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	BGA1023
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)
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® 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)