i5-7440EQ vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2614	1501
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.75
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	7.43	7.55
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	29
L1 cache	224 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	6 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
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 i5-7440EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	34.134 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 i5-7440EQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-7440EQ.

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.80	3.66
Recency	1 November 2013	3 January 2017
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt

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