i9-14900 vs Pentium A1020

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium A1020
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.82
Core i9-14900
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
31.39
+3728%

Core i9-14900 outperforms Pentium A1020 by a whopping 3728% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2609134
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.97
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.4844.04
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2016 (8 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed2.41 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data219 MHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 A1020 0.82
i9-14900 31.39
+3728%

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
i9-14900 48032
+3746%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium A1020 211
i9-14900 2900
+1274%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium A1020 704
i9-14900 17580
+2397%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 31.39
Recency 1 January 2016 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium A1020 has 550% lower power consumption.

i9-14900, on the other hand, has a 3728% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i9-14900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium A1020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium A1020 is a notebook processor while Core i9-14900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium A1020 and Core i9-14900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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