Pentium P6200 vs Pentium 997

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 997
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.53
Pentium P6200
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.59
+11.3%

Pentium P6200 outperforms Pentium 997 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28632808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.841.54
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$60

Detailed specifications

Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200 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 speed1.6 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz0.13 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 1.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier1616
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors504 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200 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)
SocketFCBGA1023PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 997 and Pentium P6200.

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.

Pentium 997 0.53
Pentium P6200 0.59
+11.3%

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.

Pentium 997 809
Pentium P6200 908
+12.2%

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.

Pentium 997 241
Pentium P6200 284
+17.8%

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.

Pentium 997 425
Pentium P6200 481
+13.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.59
Recency 1 September 2012 26 September 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium 997 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

Pentium P6200, on the other hand, has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium P6200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 997 in performance tests.


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