Pentium 987 vs i7-3689Y

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3689Y and Pentium 987 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2298not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium
Power efficiency9.05no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date8 January 2013 (11 years ago)1 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3689Y 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 speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3689Y 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1023FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3689Y and Pentium 987. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+-
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching+-
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i7-3689Y and Pentium 987 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3689Y 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 i7-3689Y and Pentium 987. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4000Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency850 MHz1 GHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3689Y and Pentium 987 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO++
CRT++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3689Y and Pentium 987.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

i7-3689Y 1967
+199%
Pentium 987 657

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 17 Watt

i7-3689Y has 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

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