Pentium 2020M vs Xeon 696X
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 696X outperforms Pentium 2020M by a whopping 6968% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 35 | 2876 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.98 | 0.07 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 7.78 | 0.98 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 2 February 2026 (recently) | 1 September 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,599 | $134 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 696X has 11300% better value for money than Pentium 2020M.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 696X 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Performance-cores | 64 | no data |
| Threads | 128 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 336 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 2x 598 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 696X 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | FCPGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2020M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 696X and Pentium 2020M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2020M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2020M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8000MT/s) | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 696X and Pentium 2020M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2020M.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 57.25 | 0.81 |
| Recency | 2 February 2026 | 1 September 2012 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 2 |
| Threads | 128 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon 696X has a 6967.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads.
Pentium 2020M, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 696X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 2020M in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 696X is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 2020M is a notebook one.
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