Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Pentium U5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel Pentium U5600 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).

Intel Core i5-2520M

Intel Pentium U5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2520M

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 141% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1357 vs 588
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 624

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 February 2011 vs 24 May 2010
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1357 vs 588
PassMark - CPU mark	2239 vs 624

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5600

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 C
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2520M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium U5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1357

588

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

624

Name	Intel Core i5-2520M	Intel Pentium U5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1357	588
PassMark - CPU mark	2239	624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1187
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 U5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	20 February 2011	24 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$225
Place in performance rating	2848	2851
Price now	$169.60
Processor Number	i5-2520M	U5600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.23
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	1.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	149 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	1.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	624 Million	382 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800
Graphics
Device ID	0x116
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	500 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
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
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)	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	PPGA988	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	1
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
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)