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Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Pentium 2020M
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Pentium 2020M by a whopping 1196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2496 | 657 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCPGA988 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 11.53 |
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core has a 1195.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2020M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 2020M and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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