Pentium 987 vs Celeron 877

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 877
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.44
+7.3%
Pentium 987
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.41

Celeron 877 outperforms Pentium 987 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 877 and Pentium 987 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29602994
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.452.28
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 July 2012 (12 years ago)1 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86$134

Detailed specifications

Celeron 877 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier1415
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 877 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1023FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 877 and Pentium 987. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi--
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching--
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Celeron 877 and Pentium 987 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 877 and Pentium 987 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 877 and Pentium 987. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 877 and Pentium 987 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO++
CRT++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 877 and Pentium 987.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

Celeron 877 0.44
+7.3%
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.

Celeron 877 693
+5.5%
Pentium 987 657

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron 877 242
+6.1%
Pentium 987 228

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron 877 457
+16.6%
Pentium 987 392

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron 877 1
Pentium 987 1
+5.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.44 0.41
Recency 1 July 2012 1 February 2013

Celeron 877 has a 7.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 987, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 877 and Pentium 987.


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