Intel Xeon W-1370 vs Intel Pentium 987

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Intel Xeon W-1370 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 987
Intel Xeon W-1370 Intel Pentium 987

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1370 or Intel Pentium 987 - 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 Xeon W-1370 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1370 was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Pentium 987 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 987 was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon W-1300 (7) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
11 Generation 3
Rocket Lake S Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1370 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1370 is 2.90 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Intel Pentium 987 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 987 is at 1.50 GHz.
Intel Xeon W-1370 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon W-1370 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1370 or Intel Pentium 987 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 UHD Graphics P750 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
12 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
64 Compute units 6
256 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.
Intel UHD Graphics P750 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1370 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Pentium 987 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
Intel Xeon W-1370 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-1370 is 80 W, while the Intel Pentium 987 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon W-1370 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1370 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 987 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon W-1370 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1200 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q3/2012
362 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1370 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1370 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 (4%)

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 Xeon W-1370 Intel Xeon W-1370
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1736 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (17%)

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 Xeon W-1370 Intel Xeon W-1370
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10644 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (5%)

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 Xeon W-1370 Intel Xeon W-1370
Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (14%)

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 Xeon W-1370 Intel Xeon W-1370
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
23924 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (3%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon W-1370 Intel Pentium 987
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