Pentium J2900 vs Pentium G850

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G850
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.91
+15.2%
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

Pentium G850 outperforms Pentium J2900 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G850 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25422632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.327.48
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27$94

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 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 speed2.9 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 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)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G850 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G850 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 G850 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 bandwidth21 GB/s21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd 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 G850 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G850 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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 G850 0.91
+15.2%
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 G850 1443
+15.4%
Pentium J2900 1250

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.79
Recency 22 May 2011 1 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium G850 has a 15.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G850 is a desktop processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G850 and Pentium J2900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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