Processor comparison
Intel Pentium 977 vs Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel
Intel Pentium 977
Intel BGA1023
1400 MHz
2 cores
Jan 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium 977100%
- Intel Pentium 3556U127%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 977100%
- Intel Pentium 3556U125%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 977100%
- Intel Pentium 3556U127%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 977
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 27% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Around 27% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium 3556U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium 3556U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium 977 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | |
| Smart Cache. | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium 977 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jan 2012 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium 977 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Pentium 977 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 2048 KB (shared) | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium 977 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | Intel BGA1168 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 105°C |
| Package | rPGA | FC-BGA1168 |
| Die Size | 131mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium 977 | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1400 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 17 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 9771400 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 9772800 points
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium 9771435
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 9770.56
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 9771.08
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium 97727
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium 97756
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium 9771059
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
MB/s - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium 9770.11
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium 9770.09
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
GB/s