Pentium J2900 vs A4-4000
Aggregate performance score
Pentium J2900 outperforms A4-4000 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2685 | 2614 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | 7.43 |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Bay Trail-D (2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $94 |
Detailed specifications
A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.41 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 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 | FM2 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | - |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 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 A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 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 A4-4000 and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| 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 | AMD Radeon HD 7480D | 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 A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900.
| 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
| Performance score | 0.74 | 0.80 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 1 November 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
Pentium J2900 has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-4000 and Pentium J2900.
Note that A4-4000 is a desktop processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-4000 and Pentium J2900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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