MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Pentium 2020M

Place in the ranking	2565	1940
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	2.34	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	118 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520. 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)	+	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

Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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 Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520. 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 MediaTek Kompanio 520 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 MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.87	1.98
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm

MediaTek Kompanio 520 has a 127.6% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2020M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 2020M and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.