Pentium 2020M vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.42
Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87
+107%

Pentium 2020M outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4400+ by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Pentium 2020M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29652553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency0.612.35
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Pentium 2020M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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.

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 0.42
Pentium 2020M 0.87
+107%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 675
Pentium 2020M 1377
+104%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1639
Pentium 2020M 2449
+49.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.87
Chip lithography 90 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium 2020M has a 107.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2020M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4400+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4400+ is a desktop processor while Pentium 2020M is a notebook one.


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