Xeon E-2436 vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.21
+1699%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 1699% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2614513
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.31
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency7.4520.60
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.41 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436. 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-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI-no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version2.05
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
Xeon E-2436 14.21
+1699%

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
Xeon E-2436 22487
+1700%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 14.21
Recency 1 November 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium J2900 has 550% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 1698.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium J2900 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J2900 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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