Intel Pentium A1020 vs Intel Core i3-2357M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium A1020 and Intel Core i3-2357M 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium A1020

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 108% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2817 vs 2475
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 726 vs 601
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1249 vs 788
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2817 vs 2475
PassMark - Single thread mark 726 vs 601
PassMark - CPU mark 1249 vs 788

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2357M

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1302 vs 1081
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1302 vs 1081

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium A1020
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2357M

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1081
1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2817
2475
PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
726
601
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1249
788
Name Intel Pentium A1020 Intel Core i3-2357M
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1081 1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2817 2475
PassMark - Single thread mark 726 601
PassMark - CPU mark 1249 788

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium A1020 Intel Core i3-2357M

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q1'16 27 June 2011
Place in performance rating 2256 2251
Processor Number A1020 i3-2357M
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.41 GHz 1.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 1.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Transistor count 624 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 688 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 896 MHz 950 MHz
Graphics max frequency 896 MHz 950 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID 0x116
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm X 27mm 31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1170 BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 17 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 4 16
Number of USB ports 5
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations X4, X2, X1 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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® 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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)

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