Intel Pentium 977 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 977 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2012 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 977, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1023 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 977
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 900
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 977 is 1.4 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 977 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 977 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy 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 (Sandy 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: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

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: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 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: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 977 is manufactured using a 32 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: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1023
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Sandy 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: Q1/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
675
675
Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
671
671
Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
666
666
Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
655
655
AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.0 GHz
652
652

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium T4200
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
541
541
Intel Atom x6212RE
2C 2T @ 1.2 GHz
540
540
Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
535
535
Intel Core2 Duo E6400
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
534
534
Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
532
532

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.2 GHz
280
280
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
278
278
Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
278
278
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
278
278
AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
277
277