Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Pentium 2020M

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2548not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.34no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size118 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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
SocketFCPGA988AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
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® ProcessorsRadeon Navi II 8CU
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2012 9 November 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Steam Deck CPU (OLED) has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

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