3020e vs Pentium 3550M
Aggregate performance score
3020e outperforms Pentium 3550M by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 3550M and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2588 | 2137 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 2.15 | 24.13 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 3550M and 3020e 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 | 2.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 3550M and 3020e 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 | FCPGA946 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Pentium 3550M and 3020e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and 3020e 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 3550M and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| 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 Compare | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and 3020e integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| VGA | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and 3020e.
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.84 | 1.53 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 4 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 6 Watt |
3020e has a 82.1% higher aggregate performance score, 287% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 516.7% lower power consumption.
The 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3550M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3550M and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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