Intel Pentium 977 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700

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Intel Pentium 977 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
Intel Pentium 977 AMD Ryzen 7 5700

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 977 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700 - 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 7 5700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 was released in Q2/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000G (16)
3 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 7 5700 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5700
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5700
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 977 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5700
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 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 7 5700 is 65 W.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5700
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 977 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

Intel Pentium 977 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5700
32 nm Technology 7 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 AM4 (PGA 1331)
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 Q2/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 977 (19%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 977 (4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 (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 (19%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1482 (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 Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
535 (5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9782 (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 (3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
24324 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
88 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
764 (100%)

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 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2083 (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 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
10215 (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 Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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