Celeron E3400 vs Pentium 2020M

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.90
+57.9%

Pentium 2020M outperforms Celeron E3400 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25472826
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.72
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.340.80
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400 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 speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size118 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400 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
SocketFCPGA988LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron E3400.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Pentium 2020M 0.90
+57.9%
Celeron E3400 0.57

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.

Pentium 2020M 1380
+58.8%
Celeron E3400 869

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.

Pentium 2020M 397
+36.9%
Celeron E3400 290

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.

Pentium 2020M 675
+39.2%
Celeron E3400 485

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 0.57
Recency 1 September 2012 17 January 2010
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 2020M has a 57.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2020M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 2020M is a notebook processor while Celeron E3400 is a desktop one.


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