Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 997 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: BGA-1023

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 17 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 997 @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4689th fastest in multithreading out of 5821 CPUs
4294th fastest in single threading out of 5821 CPUs
1330th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

833

Single Thread Rating

758

Samples: 38*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,390
Thread: 810

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math	3,444 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,760 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,124 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	160.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	16,245 KBytes/Sec
Physics	127 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	610 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	758 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,413
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,934
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,596
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		833

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.71
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.21
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		758

Last 3 Baselines for Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3285747 - Feb 14 2026		900
BL3201493 - Jan 10 2026		813
BL1884692 - Aug 17 2023		830

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		833
AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core GE-7060 vs Intel Pentium 997		1,010 (+21.2%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Pentium 997		969 (+16.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium 997		945 (+13.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 225 vs Intel Pentium 997		880 (+5.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Pentium 997		805 (-3.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Pentium 997		730 (-12.4%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Pentium 997		971 (+16.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium 997		1,027 (+23.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium 997		1,011 (+21.3%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium 997		1,009 (+21.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium 997		1,007 (+20.9%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium 997		997 (+19.6%)

Is the Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		244

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