Core i3-5020U: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i3-5020U sales 1 March 2015 at a recommended price of $281. This is a Broadwell-U architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2.2 and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1168 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt and a maximum temperature of 105 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Core i3-5020U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	2233
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	8.71	of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,300 million	of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-5020U compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	1	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-5020U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	+
Smart Response	+
FDI	+
Fast Memory Access	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
Identity Protection	+
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V	+
VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-5020U's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-5020U.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memory	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+
Clear Video	+
Clear Video HD	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
InTru 3D	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-5020U's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported	3
eDP	+
DisplayPort	+
HDMI	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-5020U's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-5020U's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	2.0	of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	12	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-5020U. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Closest competitors

Core i3-5020U's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.

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