A4-3320M vs Pentium 2129Y

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2129Y
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.37
A4-3320M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
+13.5%

A4-3320M outperforms Pentium 2129Y by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2129Y and A4-3320M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30282970
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.501.14
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2129Y and A4-3320M 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2129Y and A4-3320M 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
SocketFCBGA1023FS1
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2129Y and A4-3320M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.23DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
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 2129Y and A4-3320M 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 2129Y and A4-3320M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2129Y and A4-3320M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2129Y and A4-3320M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+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.

Pentium 2129Y 0.37
A4-3320M 0.42
+13.5%

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 2129Y 587
A4-3320M 668
+13.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.42
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.66
Recency 1 September 2012 20 December 2011
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium 2129Y has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

A4-3320M, on the other hand, has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The A4-3320M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2129Y in performance tests.


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