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Intel Core i7-2617M vs Intel Pentium 977. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2011
Intel Core i7-2617M
Intel Core i7-2617M
Released
Q1/2012
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Intel Pentium 977
Intel Pentium 977

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-2617M or Intel Pentium 977? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-2617M has a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Intel Pentium 977 has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q1/2012.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    1.50 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-2617M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1387 place
Intel Pentium 977 Reasons to consider
Intel Pentium 977
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium 977 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1487 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1593 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-2617M Intel Core i7-2617M
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 2000M left arrow Intel Pentium 900
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.50 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.60 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.95 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    10.1 left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q2/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium 977 and Intel Core i7-2617M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-2617M and Intel Pentium 977 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    17 W left arrow 17 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-2617M and Intel Core i7-2617M, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge H left arrow Sandy Bridge U
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow BGA 1023
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q1/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-2617M and Intel Pentium 977.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
182
Intel Core i7-2617M
96
Intel Pentium 977

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