Pentium 2020M vs Phenom II X3 N850
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 2020M outperforms Phenom II X3 N850 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2556 | 2496 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | G2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.81 | 0.89 |
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 1 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Phenom II X3 N850 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Pentium 2020M, on the other hand, has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium 2020M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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