Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 vs Intel Pentium 997

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 and Intel Pentium 997. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

286Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score273
509Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score488
PassMark CPU Mark Rating789
PassMark Single Thread Rating729
5423DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420ProcessorIntel Pentium 997
2130 MHzFrequency1600 MHz
2Cores2
2Threads2
65 WTDP17 W
GPUIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
ConroeCodenameSandy Bridge
PLGA775PackageFCBGA1023

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

287Single-Core Score284
565Multi-Core Score460
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.0.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelLENOVO 9630
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5LD2MotherboardLENOVO INVALID
Power PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420NameIntel Pentium 997
1 Processor, 2 CoresTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
2.13 GHzBase Frequency1.60 GHz
Maximum Frequency1.60 GHz
PackageSocket 1023 FCBGA
CodenameSandy Bridge
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 1
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 1
4.00 MB x 1L2 Cache256 KB x 1
L3 Cache2.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

1.95 GBSize8.00 GB
Frequency665 MHz
TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

287Single-Core Score284
33Crypto Score30
321Integer Score295
255Floating Point Score 304
33
57.8 MB/sec
AES-XTS30
52.0 MB/sec
406
2.05 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)328
1.66 MB/sec
369
17.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression335
15.8 Mpixels/sec
298
839.8 KTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)293
825.3 KTE/sec
281
330.2 KElements/sec
HTML5284
333.2 KElements/sec
412
129.1 Krows/sec
SQLite271
84.8 Krows/sec
331
18.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering268
14.5 Mpixels/sec
266
84.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering303
96.5 KB/sec
373
2.90 Klines/sec
Clang279
2.18 Klines/sec
211
2.44 images/sec
Camera305
3.53 images/sec
207
259.0 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics272
340.9 Kpairs/sec
363
2250.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics288
1784.9 FPS
220
12.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur222
12.2 Mpixels/sec
279
2.15 images/sec
Face Detection318
2.45 images/sec
310
7.64 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection345
8.50 Mpixels/sec
362
17.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting535
26.2 Mpixels/sec
299
4.08 Mpixels/sec
HDR523
7.13 Mpixels/sec
304
244.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing347
278.3 Kpixels/sec
156
1.40 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion240
2.15 Kpixels/sec
354
11.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition273
8.72 Words/sec
114
4.42 images/sec
Machine Learning167
6.45 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

565Multi-Core Score460
88Crypto Score62
621Integer Score451
522Floating Point Score 546
88
152.8 MB/sec
AES-XTS62
107.4 MB/sec
863
4.36 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)570
2.88 MB/sec
721
34.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression517
24.5 Mpixels/sec
453
1.28 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)526
1.48 MTE/sec
587
689.6 KElements/sec
HTML5544
638.4 KElements/sec
814
255.2 Krows/sec
SQLite488
153.0 Krows/sec
609
33.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering454
24.7 Mpixels/sec
441
140.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering202
64.4 KB/sec
723
5.64 Klines/sec
Clang379
2.95 Klines/sec
523
6.06 images/sec
Camera538
6.23 images/sec
418
523.2 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics478
598.7 Kpairs/sec
719
4452.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics450
2785.0 FPS
526
28.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur603
33.1 Mpixels/sec
729
5.61 images/sec
Face Detection610
4.70 images/sec
692
17.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection507
12.5 Mpixels/sec
785
38.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting897
44.0 Mpixels/sec
697
9.49 Mpixels/sec
HDR874
11.9 Mpixels/sec
467
374.8 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing727
583.4 Kpixels/sec
371
3.32 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion400
3.58 Kpixels/sec
517
16.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition494
15.8 Words/sec
199
7.69 images/sec
Machine Learning286
11.0 images/sec