Pentium 2129Y vs Athlon II N330
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II N330 outperforms Pentium 2129Y by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2972 | 3028 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 3.50 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $150 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 117.5 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 234 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 0.37 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 September 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Athlon II N330 has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium 2129Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II N330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2129Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N330 and Pentium 2129Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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