Pentium 2020M vs FX-8370E

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8370E
2014
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.34
+284%
Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87

FX-8370E outperforms Pentium 2020M by a whopping 284% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8370E and Pentium 2020M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15842568
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.332.35
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8370E 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8370E 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
SocketAM3+FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370E and Pentium 2020M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
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

FX-8370E 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 FX-8370E 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 FX-8370E and Pentium 2020M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
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 cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8370E 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 FX-8370E and Pentium 2020M.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
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.

FX-8370E 3.34
+284%
Pentium 2020M 0.87

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.

FX-8370E 5306
+285%
Pentium 2020M 1378

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.34 0.87
Recency 2 September 2014 1 September 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

FX-8370E has a 283.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium 2020M, on the other hand, has a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The FX-8370E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2020M in performance tests.

Note that FX-8370E is a desktop processor while Pentium 2020M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8370E and Pentium 2020M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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