i5-10210U vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
Core i5-10210U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.90
+394%

Core i5-10210U outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26161440
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumComet Lake
Power efficiency7.4814.76
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.41 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI-no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-10210U.

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
i5-10210U 3.90
+394%

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 1249
i5-10210U 6200
+396%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 3.90
Recency 1 November 2013 21 August 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium J2900 has 50% lower power consumption.

i5-10210U, on the other hand, has a 393.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.


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