Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Pentium P6100
Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel Pentium P6100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2520M
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
- Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
- 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1357 vs 832
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 881
- Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 542 vs 306
- 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1187 vs 540
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 20 February 2011 vs 26 September 2010 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 100 C vs 90°C |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB vs 8 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1357 vs 832 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2239 vs 881 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 542 vs 306 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1187 vs 540 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2520M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6100
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Pentium P6100 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1357 | 832 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2239 | 881 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 542 | 306 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1187 | 540 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.877 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 30.827 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.217 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.881 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2.055 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Pentium P6100 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge | Arrandale |
Launch date | 20 February 2011 | 26 September 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | $12 |
Place in performance rating | 2848 | 2850 |
Price now | $169.60 | $12 |
Processor Number | i5-2520M | P6100 |
Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor |
Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.23 | 32.59 |
Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.50 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | 2.5 GT/s DMI |
Die size | 149 mm | 81 mm2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | 3072 KB | 3072 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 C | 90°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.20 GHz | 2 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 624 Million | 382 million |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 2500 MHz | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 17.1 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 1066/1333 | DDR3 800/1066 |
Graphics |
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Device ID | 0x116 | |
Graphics base frequency | 650 MHz | 500 MHz |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.30 GHz | 667 MHz |
Graphics max frequency | 1.3 GHz | 667 MHz |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Intel HD Graphics |
Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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CRT | ||
DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
SDVO | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) | 37.5mmx37.5mm |
Sockets supported | PPGA988 | PGA988 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | 1 |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | 2.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | 1x16 |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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4G WiMAX Wireless | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
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 | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |