Celeron G530 vs Pentium 2020M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2568	2713
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	2.35	1.03
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530 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	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	118 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530 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	1
Socket	FCPGA988	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530 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 G530 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1 GHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2020M and Celeron G530.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.87	0.71
Recency	1 September 2012	4 September 2011
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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