Intel Pentium 2030M vs Intel Pentium 2020M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 2030M and Intel Pentium 2020M 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium 2030M

Intel Pentium 2020M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2030M

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 486 vs 426
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 912 vs 796

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 January 2013 vs 1 October 2012
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	486 vs 426
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	912 vs 796

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2020M

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1274 vs 1219
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1396 vs 1389

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1274 vs 1219
PassMark - CPU mark	1396 vs 1389

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 2030M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 2020M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1219

1274

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1389

1396

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

486

426

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

912

796

Name	Intel Pentium 2030M	Intel Pentium 2020M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1219	1274
PassMark - CPU mark	1389	1396
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	486	426
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	912	796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.032
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2189
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2189

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 2030M	Intel Pentium 2020M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	25 January 2013	1 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$134
Place in performance rating	2444	2480
Price now	$134	$134
Processor Number	2030M	2020M
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	5.31	5.01
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	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	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
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)	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	FCPGA988	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	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® 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)