Intel Pentium 997 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 997 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 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 997

Intel Core 2 Duo T6400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 997

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 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
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 809 vs 727
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 287 vs 253
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 501 vs 462

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 1 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	809 vs 727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	287 vs 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	501 vs 462

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6400

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 796 vs 746

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	796 vs 746

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 997
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

746

796

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

809

727

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

287

253

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

501

462

Name	Intel Pentium 997	Intel Core 2 Duo T6400
PassMark - Single thread mark	746	796
PassMark - CPU mark	809	727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	287	253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	501	462

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 997	Intel Core 2 Duo T6400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	1 October 2012	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	2918	2925
Processor Number	997	T6400
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$14.99
Value for money (0-100)		24.07
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2 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		1.000V-1.250V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 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 x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	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)