Celeron N2920 vs Pentium A1020

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium A1020
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.80
+31.1%
Celeron N2920
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.61

Pentium A1020 outperforms Celeron N2920 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26152790
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency7.438.09
Architecture codenameno dataBay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 January 2016 (8 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.41 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
L1 cacheno data56K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHz844 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and Celeron N2920.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision3.0 and 2.03.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Number of USB ports55

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 A1020 0.80
+31.1%
Celeron N2920 0.61

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 A1020 1249
+31.5%
Celeron N2920 950

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.61
Recency 1 January 2016 1 December 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium A1020 has a 31.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Celeron N2920, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium A1020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2920 in performance tests.


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