Pentium 987 vs i5-520M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-520M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.08
+163%
Pentium 987
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.41

Core i5-520M outperforms Pentium 987 by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-520M and Pentium 987 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24192994
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.922.28
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$134

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520M and Pentium 987 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier1815
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520M and Pentium 987 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)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520M and Pentium 987. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i5-520M and Pentium 987 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520M and Pentium 987 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520M and Pentium 987. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size8.3 GB16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency766 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-520M and Pentium 987 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520M and Pentium 987.

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.

i5-520M 1.08
+163%
Pentium 987 0.41

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.

i5-520M 1720
+162%
Pentium 987 657

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.

i5-520M 362
+58.8%
Pentium 987 228

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.

i5-520M 699
+78.3%
Pentium 987 392

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.

i5-520M 2729
+83.5%
Pentium 987 1487

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.

i5-520M 19.99
+140%
Pentium 987 48

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.

i5-520M 2
+92%
Pentium 987 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 0.41
Recency 7 January 2010 1 February 2013
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

i5-520M has a 163.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium 987, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-520M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 987 in performance tests.


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