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Intel Pentium 2117U vs Intel Pentium 2129Y vs Intel Pentium 2030M

Intel Pentium 2117U

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The Intel Pentium 2117U is an Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) dual core processor for entry-level laptops. It is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture but many of the features like Turbo Boost, Virtualization VT-d, HyperThreading, AES or Trusted Execution are deactivated. The Pentium 2117U integrates a graphics card called Intel HD Graphics that is based on the HD Graphics 2500.

The performance of the Pentium 2117U is slightly above a similar clocked Sandy Bridge Pentium CPU. Therefore, the performance is just slightly below the 2.0 GHz Pentium B940.

The 17W TDP rating includes the integrated GPU and memory controller and therefore the 2117U is suited for small subnotebooks.

Intel Pentium 2129Y

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The Intel Pentium 2129Y is an entry-level ULV-processor for ultrabooks and tablets. It is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture but many of the features like Turbo Boost, Virtualization VT-d, HyperThreading, AES or Trusted Execution are deactivated. Each of the two cores offers a clock speed of 1.1 GHz. As other dual core Pentium CPUs, the 2129Y offers a 2 MB L3-Cache.

Ivy Bridge is an enhanced die shrink of the Sandy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm (versus 32nm Sandy Bridge CPUs) and are the first to introduce 3D transistors for increased energy efficiency when compared to similarly clocked Sandy Bridge processors. Other new features are integrated PCI Express 3.0 and  DDR3(L)-1600 support.

The performance of the Pentium 2129Y is slightly above a similarly clocked Sandy Bridge processor due to slight architectural improvements. As a result, overall performance is a bit above the Pentium 957.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics offers 6 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 350 MHz up to 850 MHz with Turbo Boost.

The 2129Y is rated at a TDP of 10 W including graphics card and memory controller. Therefore, the CPU is suited for tablets and ultrabooks.

Intel Pentium 2030M

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The Intel Pentium 2030M is a dual core processor for entry-level laptops. It is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture but many of the features like Turbo Boost for the CPU part (HyperThreading, AES, Virtualization VT-d, Trusted Execution or Intel Quick Sync) are deactivated. The Pentium 2030M integrates a graphics card called Intel HD Graphics that is based on the desktop HD Graphics 2500.

The performance of the Pentium 2030M should be approximately 5% above a similar clocked Sandy Bridge CPU. Therefore, the 2030M should end up somewhat faster than the AMD A10-4600M.

The 35 W TDP rating includes the integrated GPU and the DDR3-1600 memory controller.

ModelIntel Pentium 2117UIntel Pentium 2129YIntel Pentium 2030M
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
CodenameIvy BridgeIvy BridgeIvy Bridge
Series: Pentium Ivy Bridge
Intel Pentium 2030M2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2020M2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2127U1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2117U « 1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2129Y1.1 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2030M2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2020M2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2127U1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2117U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2129Y « 1.1 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2030M « 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2020M2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2127U1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2117U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium 2129Y1.1 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock1800 MHz1100 MHz2500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 22 / 2
TDP17 Watt10 Watt35 Watt
Technology22 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C90 °C
SocketBGA1023BGAFCPGA988
FeaturesHD Graphics (350 - 1000 MHz), DDR3 Memory Controller, Enhanced Speedstep, Thermal Monitoring, Execute Disable BitVirtualization VT-x, Intel 64, My WiFi, Idle States, Enhanced SpeedStep, Thermal Monitoring, Execute Disable BitHD Graphics, DDR3 Memory Controller, Enhanced Speedstep, Thermal Monitoring, Execute Disable Bit
iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) (350 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) (350 - 850 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) (650 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$134 U.S.$150 U.S.$134 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 2117U +
120 Points (1%)
60%
1 2129Y +
72 Points (0%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 2117U +
58 Points (17%)
67%
1 2129Y +
39 Points (12%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1.02     avg: 1.3     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.44 Points
63%
1 2129Y +
0.9 Points (1%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 2117U +
min: 0.39     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (18%)     max: 0.75 Points
61%
1 2129Y +
0.5 Points (11%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1407     avg: 2156     median: 2364.5 (14%)     max: 2487 Points
64%
1 2129Y +
1502 Points (9%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 2117U +
min: 2733     avg: 4075     median: 4425 (3%)     max: 4718 Points
65%
1 2129Y +
2860 Points (2%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 2117U +
min: 3416     avg: 5237     median: 5829 (4%)     max: 5874 Points
61%
1 2129Y +
3531 Points (2%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1766     avg: 2762     median: 3073.5 (4%)     max: 3133 Points
62%
1 2129Y +
1905 Points (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1288     avg: 1293     median: 1292.5 (15%)     max: 1297 s
88%
1 2129Y +
2182 s (26%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 2117U +
min: 40     avg: 40.4     median: 40.4 (8%)     max: 40.85 s
93%
1 2129Y +
71.5 s (14%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 2117U +
min: 840     avg: 990     median: 990 (2%)     max: 1140 Points
84%
1 2129Y +
829 Points (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 2129Y +
5.2 fps (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 2129Y +
29.3 fps (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 2117U +
min: 0.04     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.0718 GB/s
80%
1 2129Y +
0 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 2117U +
min: 0.064     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (2%)     max: 0.115 GB/s
78%
1 2129Y +
0.1 GB/s (1%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 2117U +
min: 0.087     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.155 GB/s
80%
1 2129Y +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1408     avg: 1774     median: 1884.5 (4%)     max: 1920 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 2117U +
min: 21     avg: 21.5     median: 21.6 (5%)     max: 22 s
97%
1 2129Y +
34.6 s (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 2117U +
min: 47     avg: 59.3     median: 47.9 (2%)     max: 83 s
99%
1 2129Y +
76.3 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1086     avg: 1349     median: 1089 (5%)     max: 1872 s
97%
1 2129Y +
1721 s (8%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 2117U +
22250 MIPS (11%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 2117U +
13370 MFLOPS (10%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 2117U +
min: 4567     avg: 4610     median: 4610 (4%)     max: 4653 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1692     avg: 1722     median: 1728 (5%)     max: 1745 Points
66%
1 2129Y +
1138 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 2117U +
min: 9686     avg: 12471     median: 13343 (11%)     max: 13697 Points
63%
1 2129Y +
8435 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 2117U +
min: 843     avg: 1117     median: 1182 (3%)     max: 1192 Points
61%
1 2129Y +
720 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 2117U +
min: 1433     avg: 1550     median: 1575.5 (3%)     max: 1617 Points
59%
1 2129Y +
924 Points (2%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 2129Y +
1786 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 2129Y +
1008 Points (20%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 2129Y +
3737 Points (30%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 2129Y +
3036 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 2129Y +
1885 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 2129Y +
1728 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 2129Y +
2245 Points (6%)

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