i3-10305T vs Pentium J4205

Place in the ranking	2126	1193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	18.17
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	14.32	13.86
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$143

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10305T has 13877% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T 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	8
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T 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
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T. 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	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	18	no data
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
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.

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 J4205 1.57

i3-10305T 5.32
+239%

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 J4205 2404

i3-10305T 8136
+238%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.57	5.32
Integrated graphics card	0.93	3.09
Recency	30 August 2016	16 March 2021
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Pentium J4205 has 250% lower power consumption.

i3-10305T, on the other hand, has a 238.9% higher aggregate performance score, 232.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-10305T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J4205 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J4205 and Core i3-10305T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.