Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600S outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-2600S is 754 days older than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600S - 17 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Pentium 987 - 613 vs 577 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 8 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
|---|---|---|
Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
