Pentium 2020M vs Phenom X3 8650

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Core i3-3110M Core i3-3120M Core i3-3217U Core i5-3210M Core i5-3230M Core i5-3320M Core i5-3337U Core i7-3520M Core i7-3610QM Core i7-3630QM Core i7-3632QM Pentium 2020M

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8650
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.77
Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87
+13%

Pentium 2020M outperforms Phenom X3 8650 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Phenom X3 8650 Phenom X3 8650
Pentium 2020M Pentium 2020M

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26352551
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.762.34
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size285 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors450 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M 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
SocketAM2+FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom X3 8650 0.77
Pentium 2020M 0.87
+13%

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.

Phenom X3 8650 1218
Pentium 2020M 1380
+13.3%

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.

Phenom X3 8650 252
Pentium 2020M 397
+57.5%

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.

Phenom X3 8650 619
Pentium 2020M 676
+9.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.77 0.87
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom X3 8650 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium 2020M, on the other hand, has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2020M is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8650 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X3 8650 is a desktop processor while Pentium 2020M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 2020M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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