Intel Pentium 2020M processor review

Pentium 2020M processor released by Intel; release date: 1 October 2012. At the time of release, the processor cost $134. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.4 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 90 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 2048 KB.

Supported memory types: DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCPGA988. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.1 GHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1268

PassMark
CPU mark

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This CPU

156834

1378

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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This CPU

5311

426

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

36691

796

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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This CPU

97.640 mPixels/s

2.116 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

741.453 Frames/s

70.755 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

0.372 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

3.787 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

218.231 mHash/s

4.032 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

12887 Frames

2189 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

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12887.000 Fps

2189.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1268
PassMark - CPU mark	1378
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	426
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	2.116 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	70.755 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.372 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	3.787 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	4.032 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	2189 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	2189.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	2474
Price now	$134
Processor Number	2020M
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	5.01
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)