Pentium J2900 vs A10-6700
Aggregate performance score
A10-6700 outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-6700 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1939 | 2616 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.84 | 7.48 |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Bay Trail-D (2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $94 |
Detailed specifications
A10-6700 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 | 3.7 GHz | 2.41 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-6700 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | - |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
A10-6700 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6700 and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6700 and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 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 | AMD Radeon HD 8670D | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 896 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-6700 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 11.2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Pentium J2900.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.95 | 0.79 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.38 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 1 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
A10-6700 has a 146.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 79.2% faster integrated GPU.
Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.
The A10-6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.
Note that A10-6700 is a desktop processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-6700 and Pentium J2900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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