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Intel Core i3 2328M
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 2328M based on its performance.
See full details Intel Pentium 2020M vs Core i3 2328M |
Released September, 2012
Intel Pentium 2020M
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
6.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 2020M
 | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
| | More number of displays supported 3 | | Supports more RAM 32,768 MB |
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Released July, 2012
Intel Core i3 2328M
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
5.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i3 2328M
| | More l3 cache 3 MB | | More threads 4 |
| | Significantly more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core | | Slightly better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score 3,491 |
by Joel-Hruska (Oct, 2014)This is in direct opposition to the sleek, razor-thin Core M devices that Intel has previously demoed.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2020M vs 2328M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
| Supports more RAM | 32,768 MB | vs | 16,384 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 85 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better geekbench 3 single core score | 1,856 | vs | 1,598 | More than 15% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2012 | Release date 3 months later | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 2 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Slightly better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score | 3,491 | vs | 3,291 | More than 5% better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 2020M vs Core i3 2328M
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 2020M | vs | Core i3 2328M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.62 pt/W | 4.08 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Pentium 2020M | vs | Core i3 2328M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 24 | 22 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 90°C | Unknown - 85°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.27 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 2.27 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 16,384 MB | |
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