Pentium 2030M vs Athlon II P360
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2437 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 25 January 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
| Current price | $44 | $160 (1.2x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M 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 | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g4 | FCPGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium 2030M outperforms Athlon II P360 by 99% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium 2030M outperforms Athlon II P360 by 68% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium 2030M outperforms Athlon II P360 by 52% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 25 January 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon II P360 has 40% lower power consumption.
Pentium 2030M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II P360 and Pentium 2030M. We've got no test results to judge.
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