i3-6102E vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
Core i3-6102E
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.48
+87.3%

Core i3-6102E outperforms Pentium J2900 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26322169
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.12
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i3
Power efficiency7.485.60
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.41 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache224 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170no data
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E 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 Core i3-6102E are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics 530
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-6102E.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
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
i3-6102E 1.48
+87.3%

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
i3-6102E 2349
+87.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 1.48
Integrated graphics card 0.77 2.60
Recency 1 November 2013 12 October 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium J2900 has 100% more physical cores, and 150% lower power consumption.

i3-6102E, on the other hand, has a 87.3% higher aggregate performance score, 237.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-6102E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.


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