Pentium J2900 vs Pentium 2020M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2020M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87
+10.1%
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

Pentium 2020M outperforms Pentium J2900 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25682632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.357.48
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$94

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2020M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2020M 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
SocketFCPGA988FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 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 cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz896 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2020M and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
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.

Pentium 2020M 0.87
+10.1%
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.

Pentium 2020M 1378
+10.2%
Pentium J2900 1250

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.79
Recency 1 September 2012 1 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium 2020M has a 10.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2020M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.


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