Intel Pentium 997
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Released
Q3/2012
Intel Pentium 997

Processor Intel Pentium 997, specifications and benchmarks

Intel Pentium 997 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q3/2012. Here are all the Intel Pentium 997’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 1.60 GHz, total of cores is 2. The CPU supports DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket BGA 1023. The TDP for CPU is 17 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium 900
  • Family
    Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    2
  • Name
    Intel Pentium 997
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    —
  • B-Core
    —
  • Base Frequency
    1.6 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    2
  • CPU Threads
    2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    10.1
  • Execution units
    6
  • Generation
    6
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
  • GPU Turbo
    1000 MHz
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2011
  • Shader
    48
  • Technology
    32 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • JPEG
    No
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    No
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • PCIe lanes
    16
  • PCIe version
    2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    17 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge U
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q3/2012
  • Socket
    BGA 1023
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Positions in all rankings

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

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1528 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Pentium 997 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

96 GFLOPS
Intel Pentium 997
101 GFLOPS
101 GFLOPS

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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