Intel Pentium B940 vs Intel Core i5-2520M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B940 and Intel Core i5-2520M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B940

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Launch date 15 May 2011 vs 20 February 2011

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2520M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 85 C
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1360 vs 858
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2248 vs 878
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 542 vs 355
  • Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1187 vs 644
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 C vs 85 C
L3 cache 3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1360 vs 858
PassMark - CPU mark 2248 vs 878
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 542 vs 355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1187 vs 644

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B940
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2520M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
858
1360
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
878
2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
355
542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
644
1187
Name Intel Pentium B940 Intel Core i5-2520M
PassMark - Single thread mark 858 1360
PassMark - CPU mark 878 2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 355 542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 644 1187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.827
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.055

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium B940 Intel Core i5-2520M

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date 15 May 2011 20 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $30 $225
Place in performance rating 2793 2845
Price now $29.94 $169.60
Processor Number B940 i5-2520M
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 16.94 6.23
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.50 GHz
Die size 149 mm 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 85 C 100 C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 624 Million 624 Million
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

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

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz 1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID 0x116

Graphics interfaces

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B) 37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported PGA988 PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 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

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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)