i3-4010Y vs Pentium 2020M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87
+2.4%
Core i3-4010Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 11 Watt
0.85

Pentium 2020M outperforms Core i3-4010Y by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25682574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.356.70
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$297

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA988FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theft-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 4200
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz850 MHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Pentium 2020M 0.87
+2.4%
i3-4010Y 0.85

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.

Pentium 2020M 1378
+1.5%
i3-4010Y 1358

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.85
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.99
Recency 1 September 2012 4 June 2013
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 11 Watt

Pentium 2020M has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score.

i3-4010Y, on the other hand, has 28.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 months, 100% more threads, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 2020M and Core i3-4010Y.


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