Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5500U outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5500U is 758 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium 987 - 117 vs 101 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Pentium 987 - 15 vs 17 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 4 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i7-5500U |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 17 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 5500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
