Intel Pentium A1018 vs Intel Core i7-2960XM

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium A1018 and Intel Core i7-2960XM 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium A1018

Intel Core i7-2960XM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium A1018

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 55 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2960XM

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1598 vs 1085
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4754 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1598 vs 1085
PassMark - CPU mark	4754 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium A1018
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2960XM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

1598

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

4754

Name	Intel Pentium A1018	Intel Core i7-2960XM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085	1598
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	4754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1876
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1876
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		598
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2083

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium A1018	Intel Core i7-2960XM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'13	3 September 2011
Place in performance rating	2030	2022
Processor Number	A1018	i7-2960XM
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,096
Price now		$409.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.19
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105C	100 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Transistor count		995 Million
Unlocked
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 1066/1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	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)	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA998)
Sockets supported	FCPGA988	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	55 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)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)