Processor N97 vs Pentium 977
Aggregate performance score
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by a whopping 355% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 977 and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2574 | 1498 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 52 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Alder Lake-N |
| Release date | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
| Current price | $457 (3.4x MSRP) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 977 and Processor N97 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 44 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core |
| Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 6 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 | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 977 and Processor N97 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 |
| Socket | FCBGA1023 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 977 and Processor N97. 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 | + | no data |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| 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 Processor N97 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 Processor N97 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 977 and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR54800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | 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 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 977 and Processor N97 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 977 and Processor N97.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
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.
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by 355% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by 350% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Pentium 977 outperforms Processor N97 by 233% in wPrime 32.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by 453% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by 246% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by 2536% in TrueCrypt AES.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Processor N97 outperforms Pentium 977 by 119% in WinRAR 4.0.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.74 | 3.37 |
| Recency | 1 January 2012 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 44 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 12 Watt |
The Processor N97 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 977 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 977 and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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