HD Graphics 515 vs Pentium 917
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 917 and HD Graphics 515 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Intel HD Graphics |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Gen9 |
| Release date | no data | no data |
| Current price | $21 | $969 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 917 and HD Graphics 515 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) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 0.35 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 917 and HD Graphics 515 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 917 and HD Graphics 515. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 917 and HD Graphics 515. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16,384 MB 16,777,216 KB 17,179,869,184 B 0.0156 TiB 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) | no data |
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