Intel Pentium 987 vs AMD A4-5300B

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Intel Pentium 987 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-5300B
Intel Pentium 987 AMD A4-5300B

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 987 or AMD A4-5300B - 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 987 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 987 was released in Q3/2012.

The AMD A4-5300B has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5300B was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group AMD A4-5000 (5)
3 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 987 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 987 is 1.50 GHz while the AMD A4-5300B has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5300B is at 3.40 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic AMD A4-5300B
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 987 Characteristic AMD A4-5300B
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 987 or AMD A4-5300B 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.
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7480D
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation 4
32 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11

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 HD 7480D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 987 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD A4-5300B supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic AMD A4-5300B
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 987 is 17 W, while the AMD A4-5300B has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic AMD A4-5300B
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 987 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-5300B is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic AMD A4-5300B
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 1023 Socket FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2012 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 (74%)
AMD A4-5300B (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 (67%)
AMD A4-5300B (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 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (74%)
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
403 (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 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (93%)
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
623 (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 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (52%)
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz
184 (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 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (41%)
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1632 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
325 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium 987 AMD A4-5300B
Unknown Unknown

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