i7-10700K vs Pentium J4205
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-10700K outperforms Pentium J4205 by a whopping 680% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2132 | 650 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.12 | 14.18 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.32 | 8.94 |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont (2016−2017) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 30 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 30 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $400 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i7-10700K has 11717% better value for money than Pentium J4205.
Detailed specifications
Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 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 | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K 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 | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| 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 i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K. 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 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 45.8 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 | 1.2 GHz |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
| InTru 3D | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | 12 |
| OpenGL | + | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-10700K.
| 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.52 | 11.86 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.94 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 30 August 2016 | 30 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 125 Watt |
Pentium J4205 has 1150% lower power consumption.
i7-10700K, on the other hand, has a 680.3% higher aggregate performance score, 228.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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