Intel Pentium 987 vs Intel Pentium M 1.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 987 and Intel Pentium M 1.60 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 Pentium M 1.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 987

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 24.5 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 625 vs 463
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 657 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2012 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 24.5 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	625 vs 463
PassMark - CPU mark	657 vs 364

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.60

Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 987
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

657

364

Name	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Pentium M 1.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	625	463
PassMark - CPU mark	657	364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 987	Intel Pentium M 1.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Banias
Launch date	1 June 2012	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3054	3052
Processor Number	987
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	83 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	77 million
VID voltage range		0.956V-1.484V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
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	1
Package Size	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	24.5 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)