Pentium A1020 vs Phenom II X3 N850
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2611 | 2614 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.12 | 7.43 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.41 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 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) | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020. 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3L-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.3 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 896 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
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
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 1 January 2016 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Pentium A1020 has an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium A1020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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