i5-11400F vs Pentium 2020M

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.90
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.13
+1137%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Pentium 2020M by a whopping 1137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2547719
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.65
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.3415.61
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F 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
SocketFCPGA988FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s50 GB/s

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 Core i5-11400F 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 Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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
i5-11400F 11.13
+1137%

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
i5-11400F 17030
+1134%

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
i5-11400F 1980
+399%

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
i5-11400F 7624
+1029%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium 2020M 3299
i5-11400F 6210
+88.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium 2020M 6312
i5-11400F 44220
+601%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium 2020M 2449
i5-11400F 13359
+445%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium 2020M 31.53
i5-11400F 4.09
+671%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium 2020M 2
i5-11400F 18
+819%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium 2020M 0.98
i5-11400F 2.23
+128%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium 2020M 0.2
i5-11400F 8.7
+4250%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium 2020M 11
i5-11400F 92
+732%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium 2020M 61
i5-11400F 258
+321%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium 2020M 1388
i5-11400F 7147
+415%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 11.13
Recency 1 September 2012 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 2020M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has a 1136.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2020M in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 2020M is a notebook processor while Core i5-11400F is a desktop one.


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