Pentium J2900 vs i7-5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5500U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.75
+122%
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

Core i7-5500U outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20342632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium
Power efficiency11.047.48
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$94

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5500U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5500U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5500Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHz896 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1211.2
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5500U and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

i7-5500U 1.75
+122%
Pentium J2900 0.79

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.

i7-5500U 2786
+123%
Pentium J2900 1250

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 0.79
Integrated graphics card 1.51 0.77
Recency 1 March 2015 1 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

i7-5500U has a 121.5% higher aggregate performance score, 96.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.


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