Atom Z515 vs Pentium J4205

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2132	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	14.29	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	8 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	no data	400 MT/s
Multiplier	15	12
L1 cache	no data	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	1.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	unknown
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom Z515.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 August 2016	8 April 2009
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	1 Watt

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