Pentium J2900 vs A4-4000

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Aggregate performance score

A4-4000
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
+9.7%

Pentium J2900 outperforms A4-4000 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27032632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.057.47
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$94

Detailed specifications

A4-4000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-4000 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data-
RSTno data-

Security technologies

A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480DIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4000 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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.

A4-4000 0.72
Pentium J2900 0.79
+9.7%

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.

A4-4000 1146
Pentium J2900 1250
+9.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.79
Integrated graphics card 0.72 0.77
Recency 1 June 2013 1 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium J2900 has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, 6.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-4000 and Pentium J2900.

Note that A4-4000 is a desktop processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-4000 and Pentium J2900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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