Intel Pentium 2129Y Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 2129Y 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 2129Y, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1023 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 2129Y
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 1.1 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2129Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 2129Y 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: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.85 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 10 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): 10 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2129Y 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: BGA 1023
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

AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
590
590
AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.0 GHz
589
589
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
587
587
Intel Celeron E1400
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
586
586
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
584
584

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N2808
2C 2T @ 1.58 GHz
415
415
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
413
413
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
413
413
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
413
413
Intel Pentium T2370
2C 2T @ 1.73 GHz
410
410

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
218
218
Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
218
218
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
218
218
Intel Pentium J2850
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
218
218
Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
218
218

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

UNISOC T606
NoneC NoneT @ --
83
83
UNISOC T612
NoneC NoneT @ --
83
83
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
82
82
AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
81
81
AMD G-T48N
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
79
79