Intel Pentium 997
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Intel Pentium 997 vs Intel Core i5-2430M. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2012
Intel Pentium 997
Intel Pentium 997
Released
Q4/2011
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Intel Core i5-2430M
Intel Core i5-2430M

What's the best choice Intel Pentium 997 or Intel Core i5-2430M? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Pentium 997 has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i5-2430M has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

Intel Pentium 997 Reasons to consider
Intel Pentium 997
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  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    17 W left arrow 35 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium 997 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1586 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 33% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2430M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1258 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium 900 left arrow Intel Core i 2000M
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
    1.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 3000
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.00 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 96
  • 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
    Q2/2011 left arrow Q1/2011
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
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2430M and Intel Pentium 997. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium 997 and Intel Core i5-2430M to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    17 W left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium 997 and Intel Pentium 997, 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, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge U left arrow Sandy Bridge H
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow PPGA 988
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q4/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium 997 and Intel Core i5-2430M.

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
96
Intel Pentium 997
230
Intel Core i5-2430M

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