Pentium A1020 vs i7-3720QM

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1513	2617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	7.51	7.48
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	no data
Release date	29 April 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1224,FCPGA988	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
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	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4000	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	896 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3720QM and Pentium A1020.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.57	0.79
Integrated graphics card	1.18	0.77
Recency	29 April 2012	1 January 2016
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

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