Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7600 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-7600 is 1432 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600 - 17 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Performs up to 28% better in Dota 2 than Pentium 987 - 203 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 4 vs 2 threads
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Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i5-7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
