Intel Pentium 2020M Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-04

The Intel Pentium 2020M has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Pentium series. The processor uses a mainboard with the PGA 988 socket and was released in Q3/2012. The Intel Pentium 2020M scores 473 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 886 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Pentium 2020M
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2020M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2020M is 2.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2020M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 2020M 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:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2012

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3L-1333 DDR3L-1600 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600	21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s 21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2020M is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	PGA 988
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
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:	Q3/2012
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium 2020M have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-4130 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	476
	Intel Celeron G1610T 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	476
	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	475
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	473
	Intel Core2 Duo E8400 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	473
	Intel Core i3-2370M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	473
	AMD A10-5700 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	473

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	892
	MediaTek Helio G35 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	892
	Intel Pentium B980 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	889
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	886
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	886
	Intel Core2 Duo E8600 2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz	885
	Intel Core i7-2610UE 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	884

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Celeron J4025 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	409
	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	408
	MediaTek Helio G80 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	406
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	403
	HiSilicon Kirin 960 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	403
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	402
	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	402

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	752
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz	746
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz	736
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	731
	Intel Core i3-2312M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	731
	Intel Core i3-2310M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	731
	MediaTek Helio A25 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	729

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	MediaTek Helio X20 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6214RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6414RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Pentium 2020M Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2115C Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2130 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2120T Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon 5150 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1376
	Intel Core2 Duo E8700 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1376
	Intel Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	1372
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1371
	Intel Celeron G1610T 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	1370
	Intel Core i3-2370M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1365
	Intel Core i3-4010Y 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	1364

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium E5700 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	484
	Intel Core2 Duo E7500 2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz	478
	Intel Pentium E6500 2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz	468
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	465
	Intel Core2 Duo E8400 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	465
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	456
	AMD 3020e 2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	454

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,039 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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