Ryzen 9 5900X vs Pentium J2850

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2772	206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	32.26
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	6.06	22.18
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	64 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	0 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	-	no data
RST	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	-
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.64	24.61
Recency	1 September 2013	5 November 2020
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	24
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	105 Watt

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