Pentium 927 vs Core i5-655K

General info

Comparing Core i5-655K and Pentium 927 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2148	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	30 May 2010 (13 years ago)	no data
Current price	$126	$502

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core i5-655K and Pentium 927 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	81 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382 million	504 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-655K and Pentium 927 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1156	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-655K and Pentium 927. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-655K and Pentium 927 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-655K and Pentium 927 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-655K and Pentium 927. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Clear Video HD	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-655K and Pentium 927 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-655K and Pentium 927.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	17 Watt

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