Intel Pentium 2117U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 2117U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 2117U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1023 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 2117U
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2117U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2117U is 1.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2117U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 2117U uses the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1), which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.0 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 48
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 17 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 17 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2117U is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1023
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q3/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

MediaTek MT6750
NoneC NoneT @ --
1022
1022
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
NoneC NoneT @ --
1021
1021
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1021
1021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
NoneC NoneT @ --
1021
1021
Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1019
1019

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
699
699
Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
696
696
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
696
696
Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
696
696
Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
694
694

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
647
647
Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
645
645
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
612
612
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
579
579
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
531
531

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
564
564
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
563
563
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
562
562
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
561
561
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
560
560

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
368
368
Intel Atom x6414RE
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
367
367
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
367
367
Intel Atom x6414RE
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
367
367
AMD A10-7400P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
366
366

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
354
354
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
348
348
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
347
347
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
346
346
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
346
346

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
340
340
AMD Athlon II X4 620
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
337
337
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
331
331
AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
327
327
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
314
314

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
324
324
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
323
323
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
323
323
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
323
323
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
318
318

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
116
116
Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
116
116
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
115
115
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
114
114
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
113
113

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

UNISOC T616
NoneC NoneT @ --
96
96
Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
96
96
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
96
96
Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
96
96
Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
96
96

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD A10-7800
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
61
61
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
61
61