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Intel® Pentium® 977

The Intel Pentium 977 is a laptop processor released in Jan 2012, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, a base clock of 1.40 GHz, 2 MB of L3 cache, a 17 W TDP and the FCBGA1023 socket.

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Cores
2
Threads
2
Base Clock
1.4 GHz
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Socket
FCBGA1023
TDP
17 W
L3 Cache
2 MB
Integrated Graphics
Supported
Core layout
PP
2 Performance 2 Threads

Best for

Thin & light laptops and efficient desktopsMini PCs and graphics-included builds

Overview

The Intel Pentium 977 is a laptop processor with 2 cores and 2 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It launched in Jan 2012. A 2-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.0 MB per core). It uses the FCBGA1023 socket. Rated TDP is 17 W.

Performance

Multi-Core Performance PassMark rating
652
1% of reference
Reference ceiling 120,000
Engineering Performance computed
607
0% of reference
Reference ceiling 200,000
Performance per Core computed
326
2% of reference
Reference ceiling 21,053
Performance per Thread computed
326
3% of reference
Reference ceiling 10,527
Performance per Watt computed
38
2% of reference
Reference ceiling 2,000

The Intel Pentium 977 scores 652 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 607 for engineering performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 326 per core, 326 per thread and 38 per watt. Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Workload sub-scores (integer math, floating point, compression, encryption, physics, SIMD, prime sieve and sorting) are not recorded for the Intel Pentium 977.

How these scores are computed

Single-core and multi-core performance are PassMark CPU Mark single-thread and multi-thread ratings. Every other figure on this page's performance section is computed by Feex from those two ratings plus core count, thread count and TDP, so it is a derived value and not a separate benchmark run.

  • Overall performance is the geometric mean of the two ratings: the square root of single-core times multi-core.
  • Productivity performance is 0.65 times multi-core plus 1.4 times single-core.
  • Creator performance is 0.55 times multi-core plus 1.8 times single-core.
  • Engineering performance is multi-core times the smaller of 1.4 and (0.9 plus cores divided by 64).
  • Gaming performance is 3 times single-core plus 0.25 times multi-core.
  • Performance per core, per thread and per watt divide the multi-core rating by physical cores, logical threads and TDP in watts.
  • The efficiency index is the square root of single-core times multi-core, divided by the square root of TDP.
  • The performance index is overall performance divided by the overall performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 (8,069), times 100.

Core Configuration

Cores
2
Threads
2
Performance Cores
2
Threads per Core
1
Hybrid Architecture
No
Base Clock
1.4 GHz
Boost Clock
Not recorded

The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 physical cores and runs 2 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 1.40 GHz.

Architecture & Generation

Manufacturer
Intel
Family
Pentium
Segment
Laptop
Generation
Not recorded
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Process Node
Not recorded
Lithography
Not recorded
Release Date
Jan 2012

The Intel Pentium 977 is a laptop processor, belongs to the Intel Pentium family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture and carries the codename Sandy Bridge. It launched in Jan 2012.

Cache

L3 Cache
2 MB
Cache per Core
1 MB
Total Cache
2 MB

The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 2.0 MB of cache, or 1.00 MB per core. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.

Graphics

Integrated Graphics
Yes
Graphics Model
HD Graphics (6 EUs)
Graphics Base Clock
350 MHz
Graphics Max Clock
1.0 GHz

The Intel Pentium 977 includes integrated graphics (HD Graphics (6 EUs)) and clocks the graphics up to 1.00 GHz.

Platform & Compatibility

Socket
FCBGA1023
PCIe Generation
Not recorded

The Intel Pentium 977 uses the FCBGA1023 socket.

Power & Thermals

TDP
17 W

The Intel Pentium 977 has a rated TDP of 17 W.

Platform Capabilities

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

Instruction Sets

8 supported
Supported
64-bit (x86-64)SSE4.1SSE4.2SSESSE2SSE3SSSE3MMX
Not recorded
AES-NIAMXAVX-512AVX2AVXAVX-VNNI

Security and Reliability

0 supported
Not recorded
AES-NIControl-flow Enforcement (CET)Execute Disable (NX)Boot GuardHardware RNGHardware Shield

Virtualization

0 supported
Not recorded
Extended Page Tables (EPT)VT-d (DMA Remapping)VT-x (Hardware Virtualization)VT-x with EPTIOMMUSecond-Level Address Translation

The Intel Pentium 977 supports 64-bit (x86-64), SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 and MMX among its instruction set features. Feex has no record for AES-NI, AMX, AVX-512, AVX2, AVX and AVX-VNNI, which is different from being unsupported.

Feex has no record for AES-NI, Control-flow Enforcement (CET), Execute Disable (NX), Boot Guard, Hardware RNG and Hardware Shield, which is different from being unsupported.

Feex has no record for Extended Page Tables (EPT), VT-d (DMA Remapping), VT-x (Hardware Virtualization), VT-x with EPT, IOMMU and Second-Level Address Translation, which is different from being unsupported.

Naming & Aliases

Display Name
Intel® Pentium® 977
Normalized Name
Intel® Pentium® 977
Product line brand
Pentium

Real-world compute in the Feex fleet

No Feex fleet machines with the Intel Pentium 977 have reported compute telemetry yet, so real-world compute for this processor is not recorded.

How fleet compute is measured · Fleet compute leaderboard · JSON

Data Coverage

Feex has recorded 36% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Pentium 977. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L1 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Common questions

How many cores and threads does the Intel Pentium 977 have?

The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 cores and 2 threads.

What architecture does the Intel Pentium 977 use?

The Intel Pentium 977 is built on the Sandy Bridge architecture.

Does the Intel Pentium 977 have integrated graphics?

Yes. The Intel Pentium 977 includes integrated graphics: HD Graphics (6 EUs).

What socket does the Intel Pentium 977 use?

The Intel Pentium 977 uses the FCBGA1023 socket.

What is the TDP of the Intel Pentium 977?

The Intel Pentium 977 has a TDP of 17 W.

What is the Intel Pentium 977 best for?

Based on its specifications, the Intel Pentium 977 is well suited for Thin & light laptops and efficient desktops, Mini PCs and graphics-included builds.

How much cache does the Intel Pentium 977 have?

The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 MB of L3 cache.