Celeron G6900E vs Pentium 977

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2650	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	16 January 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E 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	2	2
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	14	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E 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)	1
Socket	FCBGA1023	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 977 and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 January 2012	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	46 Watt

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