Celeron N4020 vs Pentium 2030M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2030M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.91

Celeron N4020 outperforms Pentium 2030M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24292367
Place by popularitynot in top-10056
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Gemini Lake
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data
Current price$160 (1.2x MSRP)$236

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 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 speed2.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 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
SocketFCPGA988FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 2030M 0.91
Celeron N4020 1.00
+9.9%

Celeron N4020 outperforms Pentium 2030M by 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 2030M 1413
Celeron N4020 1550
+9.7%

Celeron N4020 outperforms Pentium 2030M by 10% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 2030M 457
+33.2%
Celeron N4020 343

Pentium 2030M outperforms Celeron N4020 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 2030M 880
+61.8%
Celeron N4020 544

Pentium 2030M outperforms Celeron N4020 by 62% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 1.00
Recency 1 January 2013 4 November 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 2030M and Celeron N4020.


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