Intel Pentium 977 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Pentium 977 is a 2 core processor. It can handle 2 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2012. The Intel Pentium 977 is based on the 3. generation of the Intel Pentium series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1023. The Intel Pentium 977 scores 278 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 535 points.
Intel Pentium 977

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Pentium 977 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Pentium 977.

Name: Intel Pentium 977
Family: Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group: Intel Pentium 900 (10)
Architecture: Sandy Bridge U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Pentium 977 clock with 1.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1), the Intel Pentium 977 has an build in graphic solution. It has 6 SM processors, which have a total of 48 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.00 GHz
Compute units: 6
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2011
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 977 supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Pentium 977 has a TDP of 17 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 17 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 977 has a 2.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1023
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium 977 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
283
Intel Pentium E2180 Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
281
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
280
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
278
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
277

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 T4200 Intel Pentium T4200
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
541
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
540
Intel Atom x6212RE Intel Atom x6212RE
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
540
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
535
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 Intel Core2 Duo E6400
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
534
Intel Pentium T3400 Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
532
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 Intel Core2 Duo E4400
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
532

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 Celeron G1610 Intel Celeron G1610
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.90 GHz
100
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96

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 Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
680
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675
Intel Pentium E2180 Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
671
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
666
Intel Celeron N3060 Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
655
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
652
Intel Pentium T3400 Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
649

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