Intel Pentium 997 vs Intel Core i5-2450M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 997 and Intel Core i5-2450M 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 997

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 1 October 2012 vs 2 November 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1282 vs 746
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2074 vs 809
  • Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 520 vs 287
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1118 vs 501
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L3 cache 3072 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1282 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark 2074 vs 809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 520 vs 287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1118 vs 501

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 997
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2450M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
746
1282
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
809
2074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
287
520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
501
1118
Name Intel Pentium 997 Intel Core i5-2450M
PassMark - Single thread mark 746 1282
PassMark - CPU mark 809 2074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 287 520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 501 1118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 20.867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.695

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium 997 Intel Core i5-2450M

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 October 2012 2 November 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $134 $225
Place in performance rating 2917 2918
Processor Number 997 i5-2450M
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $88.02
Value for money (0-100) 11.36

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2 MB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 3.10 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 504 million 624 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 1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 1.3 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 3000
Device ID 0x116

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); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 FCBGA1023, PPGA988
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)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)