Intel Pentium 987 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9900

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 987 and Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 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 987

Intel Core 2 Duo T9900

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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2012 vs 1 April 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9900

Around 104% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 1.5 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
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1185 vs 625
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1189 vs 657
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 444 vs 251
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 760 vs 445

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1185 vs 625
PassMark - CPU mark	1189 vs 657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	444 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	760 vs 445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 987
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T9900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

1185

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

657

1189

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

251

444

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

760

Name	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Core 2 Duo T9900
PassMark - Single thread mark	625	1185
PassMark - CPU mark	657	1189
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	251	444
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	760
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		23.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.322

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Core 2 Duo T9900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	1 June 2012	1 April 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$530
Place in performance rating	3055	3061
Processor Number	987	T9900
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$398.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.57
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 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	1.5 GHz	3.06 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-1.2125V
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)	35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	BGA479, PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)