Intel Pentium 2030M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 2030M features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 2030M, you'll need a motherboard with a PGA 988 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 2030M
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2030M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2030M is 2.5 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2030M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 2030M 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 2030M 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: Q1/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1412
1412
Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
1405
1405
Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
1402
1402
Intel Core i3-4012Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1399
1399
MediaTek MT8176
NoneC NoneT @ --
1381
1381

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
972
972
Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
971
971
Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
968
968
Intel Core i5-3439Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
966
966
Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
958
958

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-2328M
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
766
766
Intel Celeron G1620
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
760
760
Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
754
754
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
NoneC NoneT @ --
752
752
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NoneC NoneT @ --
746
746

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.7 GHz
502
502
Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
502
502
Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
502
502
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
502
502
Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
502
502

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Samsung Exynos 8895
NoneC NoneT @ --
421
421
UNISOC T610
NoneC NoneT @ --
421
421
Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
421
421
UNISOC T610
NoneC NoneT @ --
421
421
Samsung Exynos 8895
NoneC NoneT @ --
421
421