Intel Pentium A1020 vs Intel Core M-5Y10a

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium A1020 and Intel Core M-5Y10a processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium A1020

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1081 vs 299
  • 5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2817 vs 566
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1081 vs 299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2817 vs 566

Reasons to consider the Intel Core M-5Y10a

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 10 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 993 vs 726
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1905 vs 1249
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4.5 Watt vs 10 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 993 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 vs 1249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium A1020
CPU 2: Intel Core M-5Y10a

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1081
299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2817
566
PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
726
993
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1249
1905
Name Intel Pentium A1020 Intel Core M-5Y10a
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1081 299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2817 566
PassMark - Single thread mark 726 993
PassMark - CPU mark 1249 1905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1292
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1292
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2038

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium A1020 Intel Core M-5Y10a

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Broadwell
Launch date Q1'16 5 September 2014
Place in performance rating 2248 2239
Processor Number A1020 5Y10a
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series 5th Generation Intel® Core™ M Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.41 GHz 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 2.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 82 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 688 MHz 100 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 896 MHz 800 MHz
Graphics max frequency 896 MHz 800 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 5300
Device ID 0x161E
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 16 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm X 27mm 30mm x 16.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1170 BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 4.5 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 4 12
Number of USB ports 5
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations X4, X2, X1 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Total number of SATA ports 2
USB revision 3.0 and 2.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz