Intel Pentium 987 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 987 and Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium 987

Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 987

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600

Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 17 Watt
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1133 vs 251
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1725 vs 445

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1133 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1725 vs 445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 987
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

251

1133

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

1725

Name	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	621
PassMark - CPU mark	655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	251	1133
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	1725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		12.489
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.164

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	1 June 2012	1 April 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$289
Place in performance rating	2969	2973
Processor Number	987	SU9600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 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	10 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)