AMD E2-7015 vs Intel Pentium 987

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AMD E2-7015 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 987
AMD E2-7015 Intel Pentium 987

CPU comparison

AMD E2-7015 or Intel Pentium 987 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD E2-7015 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD E2-7015 was released in .

The Intel Pentium 987 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 987 was released in Q3/2012.
AMD E (23) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Unknown M (4) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
0 Generation 3
Unknown Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD E2-7015 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD E2-7015 is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Pentium 987 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 987 is at 1.50 GHz.

AMD E2-7015 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD E2-7015 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD E2-7015 or Intel Pentium 987 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R2 (Beema) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
6 GPU Generation 6
28 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

AMD Radeon R2 (Beema) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD E2-7015 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Pentium 987 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD E2-7015 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD E2-7015 is 10 W, while the Intel Pentium 987 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD E2-7015 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD E2-7015 is manufactured in 0 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 987 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD E2-7015 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Unknown ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP4 Socket BGA 1023
Unknown Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD E2-7015 AMD E2-7015
AMD Radeon R2 (Beema) @ 0.35 GHz
90 (94%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD E2-7015 AMD E2-7015
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD E2-7015 AMD E2-7015
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD E2-7015 AMD E2-7015
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD E2-7015 Intel Pentium 987
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