Intel Pentium B980 vs 2020M |
Intel Pentium 2020M
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 2020M
 | Has virtualization support Yes |
Today's road warrior is in search of a cheap yet reliable laptop: one which is capable of basic tasks like browsing the web or drafting office documents, and yet easy on the wallet at the same time. For this match up, we're comparing two processors which fit the bill: the Intel Pentium B980 versus the Intel Pentium 2020M.
The B980 and 2020M are similar in more ways than one. They’re specifically aimed at the budget, entry level market. Both are dual core CPUs with 2.4 GHz clock speed and 2MB of cache. Interestingly enough, even the power consumption of 35W TDP is the same. The only real difference lies in the manufacturing process; the 2020M is newer by 5 months, and is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture (as compared to the older Sandy Bridge B980). In terms of real world performance, which processor performs better?
Benchmarks show that the newer 2020M comes out on top, with a 14% performance increase in the PassMark test and a 10% increase in the Single Core benchmark. Seeing as the two chips are priced within the same range, it’s clear who the winner is in this match up: for the budget entry level segment, choose the newer Intel Pentium 2020M over the Intel Pentium B980.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of B980 vs 2020M 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 | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the B980 vs the 2020M. | |||||||
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| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium B980 vs 2020M
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 B980 | vs | 2020M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 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 | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| 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 | 3.53 pt/W | 3 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 B980 | vs | 2020M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 24 | 24 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 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 | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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