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).

Intel Pentium 997

Intel Core i5-2450M

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: 1284 vs 746
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2076 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	1284 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark	2076 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

1284

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

809

2076

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	1284
PassMark - CPU mark	809	2076
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)