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Intel Core i7-975 vs Intel Pentium 997

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-975
Rank 2 - 51 %
Intel Pentium 997
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-975
Rank 2 - 24 %
Intel Pentium 997
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
607
Intel Pentium 997
2C / 2T · 1.60 GHz
312
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
2,460
Intel Pentium 997
2C / 2T · 1.60 GHz
596

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At a glance

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
FamilyIntel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)Intel Pentium (150)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 900 (7)Intel Pentium 900 (10)
ArchitectureBloomfieldSandy Bridge U
Technology45 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 1366BGA 1023
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 3.33 GHz 1.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB2.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader / 6 / 48
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ2/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
MemoryDDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory24 GB16 GB
Memory channels32
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
TDP130 W17 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-975Intel Pentium 997
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ4/2008Q3/2012
Release price1059 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-975
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.33 - 3.60 GHz
Intel Pentium 997
Intel Pentium 997
2C / 2T · 1.60 GHz

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