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:
4667th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
4267th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
1329th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

811

Single Thread Rating

753

Samples: 37*
*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	3,438 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,757 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,109 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	152.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	16,110 KBytes/Sec
Physics	126 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	579 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	753 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,465
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		811

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.76
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		753

Last 2 Baselines for Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		811
AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core GE-7060 vs Intel Pentium 997		1,010 (+24.6%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Pentium 997		969 (+19.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium 997		942 (+16.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 225 vs Intel Pentium 997		880 (+8.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Pentium 997		805 (-0.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Pentium 997		730 (-9.9%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Pentium 997		971 (+19.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium 997		1,011 (+24.7%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium 997		1,011 (+24.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium 997		1,007 (+24.3%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium 997		997 (+23.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 4300e vs Intel Pentium 997		990 (+22.2%)

Is the Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,391
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Pentium 997 @ 1.60GHz		243

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