Pentium J4205 vs i5-2410M
Aggregate performance score
Pentium J4205 outperforms Core i5-2410M by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2316 | 2134 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.16 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 3.30 | 14.29 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 30 August 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 23 | 15 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1023,PPGA988 | FCBGA1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel HD Graphics 505 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | 800 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 18 |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 1.51 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.66 | 0.94 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 30 August 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Pentium J4205 has a 23.8% higher aggregate performance score, 42.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
The Pentium J4205 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2410M in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i5-2410M is a notebook processor while Pentium J4205 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2410M and Pentium J4205, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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