Intel Pentium 997 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 997 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 997, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1023 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 997
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 900
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 997 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 997 is 1.6 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 997 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 997 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 997 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: Q3/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
793
793
Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
793
793
Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
786
786
AMD G-T48E
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
783
783
Intel Core2 Duo E6400
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
772
772

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3745
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
598
598
MediaTek MT6750
NoneC NoneT @ --
596
596
Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
596
596
MediaTek MT6750
NoneC NoneT @ --
596
596
Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
592
592

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
312
312
MediaTek MT8693
NoneC NoneT @ --
312
312
Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
312
312
Intel Core i3-2375M
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
312
312
Intel Core i3-2377M
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
312
312

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

UNISOC T616
NoneC NoneT @ --
96
96
Intel Celeron 1007U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
96
96
Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
96
96
Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
96
96
Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
96
96