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Intel Pentium 2020M
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Released September, 2012
Intel Pentium 2020M
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
6.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 2020M
 | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | 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
6.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i3 2328M
| | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | More l3 cache 3 MB |
| | More threads 4 | | More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core |
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
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Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
Features | |
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| Features and specifications that differ between products | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | 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 | |||
| Higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 90 °C | vs | 85 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,238 | vs | 1,101 | More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 2.54 pt/$ | vs | 1.65 pt/$ | Around 55% better performance per dollar | |||
| 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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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
| 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 | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 2020M vs Core i3 2328M
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench (64-bit)
GeekBench
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
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 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| 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 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| 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 | |
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 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 24 | 22 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 90°C | Unknown - 85°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.24 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 2.24 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 9.74 pt/W | 10.59 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 | |
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