Intel Pentium 977 vs AMD Ryzen 3 7335U

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Intel Pentium 977 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
Intel Pentium 977 AMD Ryzen 3 7335U

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 977 or AMD Ryzen 3 7335U - 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 Pentium 977 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 977 was released in Q1/2012.

The AMD Ryzen 3 7335U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 7335U was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
3 Generation 5
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 977 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 3 7335U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.30 GHz).

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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 Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon 660M (4 CU)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.80 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation 9
32 nm Technology 6 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 4
48 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon 660M (4 CU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 977 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 7335U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium 977 has a TDP of 17 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U is 15 W.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 977 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U cache has a total of 10.00 MB.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
32 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1023 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2012 Release date Q4/2022
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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.
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7335U AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
AMD Radeon 660M (4 CU) @ 1.80 GHz
922 (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.
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7335U AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
535 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7335U AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7335U AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1842 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7335U AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
6073 (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 Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
666 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7335U AMD Ryzen 3 7335U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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