Pentium 987 vs A8-7670K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7670K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.01
+390%
Pentium 987
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.41

A8-7670K outperforms Pentium 987 by a whopping 390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7670K and Pentium 987 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19302994
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.002.28
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date20 July 2015 (9 years ago)1 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

A8-7670K and Pentium 987 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-7670K and Pentium 987 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7670K and Pentium 987. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A8-7670K and Pentium 987 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7670K and Pentium 987 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7670K and Pentium 987. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7670K and Pentium 987 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7670K and Pentium 987 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7670K and Pentium 987.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-7670K 2.01
+390%
Pentium 987 0.41

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-7670K 3192
+386%
Pentium 987 657

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 0.41
Recency 20 July 2015 1 February 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

A8-7670K has a 390.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 987, on the other hand, has 458.8% lower power consumption.

The A8-7670K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 987 in performance tests.

Note that A8-7670K is a desktop processor while Pentium 987 is a notebook one.


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