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Intel Pentium 2020M vs Intel Core i7-4790K
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
42 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
17 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
29 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
16 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
44 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
22 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Pentium 2020M
26 %
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 4600
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Pentium 2020M
20 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-4790K
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Pentium (150) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | Intel Pentium 2000 (5) | Intel Core i 4000 (DC) (2) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge U | Devils Canyon S |
| Technology | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | PGA 988 | LGA 1150 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 4 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 4x |
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.40 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.20 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 0.51 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 2.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | 0.35 - 1.25 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | 20 / 160 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2012 | Q2/2013 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3L-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 88 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 90 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 2020M | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q3/2012 | Q2/2014 |
| Release price | 310 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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