Pentium J2900 vs FX-8800P

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8800P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.79
+127%
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

FX-8800P outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8800P and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20122616
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency11.297.48
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$94

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cacheno data224 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P 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
SocketFP4FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data-
RSTno data-

Security technologies

FX-8800P and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
iGPU core count8no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes84
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.

FX-8800P 1.79
+127%
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.

FX-8800P 2851
+128%
Pentium J2900 1249

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 0.79
Recency 2 June 2015 1 November 2013
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

FX-8800P has a 126.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The FX-8800P is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.


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