Pentium 4 630 vs i5-2520M

Place in the ranking	2220	3277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	Pentium 4
Power efficiency	3.81	0.17
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Prescott 2M
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	67 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	PPGA988	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i5-2520M 1.41
+729%

Pentium 4 630 0.17

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.

i5-2520M 2237
+722%

Pentium 4 630 272

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.

i5-2520M 4041
+152%

Pentium 4 630 1605

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.

i5-2520M 8815
+346%

Pentium 4 630 1975

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-2520M 18
+472%

Pentium 4 630 103

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.41	0.17
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt

i5-2520M has a 729.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2520M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-2520M is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 630 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2520M and Pentium 4 630, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.