i3-330M vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2611	2746
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	7.48	1.75
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$49

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	no data	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	36 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	-	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	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.

---

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.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	0.82	0.67
Recency	1 November 2013	7 January 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J2900 and Core i3-330M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---