Pentium 997 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
+1024%
Pentium 997
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.51

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 outperforms Pentium 997 by a whopping 1024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11262868
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency8.342.84
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier3516
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997 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)
SocketAM4FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency-1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-2
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVO-+
CRT-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Pentium 997.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 5.73
+1024%
Pentium 997 0.51

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 9099
+1025%
Pentium 997 809

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 1146
+376%
Pentium 997 241

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 3696
+770%
Pentium 997 425

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 0.51
Recency 29 June 2017 1 September 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 has a 1023.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 997, on the other hand, has 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 997 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 997 is a notebook one.


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