Opteron X2170 vs Pentium 2020M
Aggregate performance score
Opteron X2170 outperforms Pentium 2020M by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2550 | 2331 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.35 | 4.54 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Steppe Eagle (2016) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 September 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| 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) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170 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 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 |
Security technologies
Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170 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 Opteron X2170 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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 Opteron X2170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| 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 | Radeon R5E |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170 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 Opteron X2170.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 1.23 |
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Pentium 2020M has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron X2170, on the other hand, has a 38.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 40% lower power consumption.
The Opteron X2170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2020M in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 2020M is a notebook processor while Opteron X2170 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 2020M and Opteron X2170, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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