Core 2 Duo T5270 vs Pentium 2020M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2551	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	2.36	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270 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	2.4 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	800 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	118 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270 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	no data
Socket	FCPGA988	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2020M and Core 2 Duo T5270.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2012	1 October 2008
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm

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