Pentium J2900 vs Pentium J4205

Place in the ranking	2155	2632
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	14.19	7.47
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$94

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900 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	1.5 GHz	2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.66 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	no data	224 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900 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	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
FDI	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	-

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900 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 Pentium J2900. 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	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	896 MHz
Execution Units	18	no data
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	11.2
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	5
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 1.50
+89.9%

Pentium J2900 0.79

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 2384
+90.7%

Pentium J2900 1250

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.50	0.79
Integrated graphics card	0.93	0.77
Recency	30 August 2016	1 November 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm

Pentium J4205 has a 89.9% higher aggregate performance score, 20.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium J4205 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium J4205 is a desktop processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J4205 and Pentium J2900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.