Intel Core2 Duo T5270 vs Intel Pentium 977

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Intel Core2 Duo T5270 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 977
Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Intel Pentium 977

CPU comparison

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 or Intel Pentium 977 - 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 Intel Core2 Duo T5270 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo T5270 was released in .

The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 977 was released in Q1/2012.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core 2 Duo L7000/SL7000/T5000/U7000 (18) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
1 Generation 3
Merom (Core) Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo T5270 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Duo T5270 is 1.40 GHz while the Intel Pentium 977 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 977 is at 1.40 GHz.

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Characteristic Intel Pentium 977
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.40 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.

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Characteristic Intel Pentium 977
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core2 Duo T5270 or Intel Pentium 977 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core2 Duo T5270 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Pentium 977 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Characteristic Intel Pentium 977
Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 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 Intel Core2 Duo T5270 is 35 W, while the Intel Pentium 977 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Characteristic Intel Pentium 977
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo T5270 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 977 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Characteristic Intel Pentium 977
65 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
PGA 478 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Release date Q1/2012
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Intel Core2 Duo T5270
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Intel Core2 Duo T5270
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
535 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Intel Core2 Duo T5270
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Intel Core2 Duo T5270
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
666 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core2 Duo T5270 Intel Pentium 977
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