Intel Pentium J4205 vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
0.82

Pentium J4205 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 93% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24491972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.550.77
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years old)30 August 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161
Current price$44 $136 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E8500 has 101% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 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 speed3.16 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 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
SocketLGA775FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205. 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++
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium J4205.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 0.82
Pentium J4205 1.58
+92.7%

Pentium J4205 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 93% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo E8500 1257
Pentium J4205 2428
+93.2%

Pentium J4205 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 93% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E8500 388
+42.1%
Pentium J4205 273

Core 2 Duo E8500 outperforms Pentium J4205 by 42% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E8500 640
Pentium J4205 730
+14.1%

Pentium J4205 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 14% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.82 1.58
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

The Pentium J4205 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8500 in performance tests.


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