Intel Pentium A1020 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium A1020 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L 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 Xeon E5-2418L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium A1020

Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 91°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 50 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 91°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 50 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 8 GB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 977 vs 726
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 1249

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 8 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	977 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 1249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium A1020
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

726

977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1249

3518

Name	Intel Pentium A1020	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1081
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2817
PassMark - Single thread mark	726	977
PassMark - CPU mark	1249	3518

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium A1020	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2252	2236
Processor Number	A1020	E5-2418L
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	688 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	896 MHz
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	25mm X 27mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	24
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations	X4, X2, X1	Gen 3.0
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)