Intel Pentium A1020 vs Intel Core i5-520UM

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium A1020 and Intel Core i5-520UM 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.

Intel Pentium A1020

Intel Core i5-520UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium A1020

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 18 Watt
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2817 vs 2265
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 726 vs 699
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1249 vs 908

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 18 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2817 vs 2265
PassMark - Single thread mark	726 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark	1249 vs 908

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520UM

Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1199 vs 1081

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1199 vs 1081

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium A1020
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-520UM

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

1199

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2817

2265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

726

699

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1249

908

Name	Intel Pentium A1020	Intel Core i5-520UM
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1081	1199
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2817	2265
PassMark - Single thread mark	726	699
PassMark - CPU mark	1249	908

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium A1020	Intel Core i5-520UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Arrandale
Launch date	Q1'16	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2257	2263
Processor Number	A1020	i5-520UM
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$241
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz	1.07 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	688 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	896 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	500 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
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	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	18 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
Total number of SATA ports	2
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)