Athlon II X2 240e vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
+27.4%
Athlon II X2 240e
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.62

Pentium J2900 outperforms Athlon II X2 240e by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26322790
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency7.481.30
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.41 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache224 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e 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
SocketFCBGA1170AM3
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI-no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e 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 J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.


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 J2900 0.79
+27.4%
Athlon II X2 240e 0.62

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 J2900 1250
+26.6%
Athlon II X2 240e 987

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.62
Recency 1 November 2013 20 October 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium J2900 has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

The Pentium J2900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 240e in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium J2900 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 240e is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J2900 and Athlon II X2 240e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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