Intel Pentium 997 vs Intel Celeron B820

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 997 and Intel Celeron B820 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 997

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 809 vs 802
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2012 vs 31 July 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 809 vs 802

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron B820

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 290 vs 287
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 508 vs 501
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 749 vs 746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 290 vs 287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 508 vs 501

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 997
CPU 2: Intel Celeron B820

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
746
749
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
809
802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
287
290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
501
508
Name Intel Pentium 997 Intel Celeron B820
PassMark - Single thread mark 746 749
PassMark - CPU mark 809 802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 287 290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 501 508

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium 997 Intel Celeron B820

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 October 2012 31 July 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $134 $86
Place in performance rating 2917 2920
Processor Number 997 B820
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $39.29
Value for money (0-100) 10.70

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s 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 2 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.7 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 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 1.05 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

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) 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 35 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)