Intel Pentium 2020M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 2020M features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 2020M, you'll need a motherboard with a PGA 988 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 2020M
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2020M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2020M is 2.4 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2020M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 2020M uses the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1), which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 48
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2020M is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: PGA 988
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q3/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1376
1376
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1372
1372
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1371
1371
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1364
1364
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
1358
1358

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
893
893
Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
886
886
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
886
886
Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
886
886
Intel Core2 Duo E8600
2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz
885
885

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-2328M
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
766
766
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
NoneC NoneT @ --
736
736
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
731
731
MediaTek Helio A25
NoneC NoneT @ --
729
729
Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
717
717

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
476
476
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
473
473
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
473
473
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
473
473
Intel Core i5-3439Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
472
472

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
468
468
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
465
465
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
465
465
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
465
465
Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
456
456

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Samsung Exynos 8890
NoneC NoneT @ --
410
410
AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
403
403
Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
402
402
Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
401
401