Pentium J2900 vs Xeon E5-2630L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630L
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
3.34
+323%
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

Xeon E5-2630L outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15852632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency5.277.48
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$94

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630L 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °C105 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data-
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L 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 Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes404
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Xeon E5-2630L 3.34
+323%
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.

Xeon E5-2630L 5305
+324%
Pentium J2900 1250

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.34 0.79
Recency 6 March 2012 1 November 2013
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon E5-2630L has a 322.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2630L is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630L is a server/workstation processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.


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