i3-7340 vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2614	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	7.48	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)	17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$157

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340 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	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	42
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340 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	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340. 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
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	-	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340 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 i3-7340 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 Core i3-7340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	38.397 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 630
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-7340.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2013	17 July 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	51 Watt

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