Pentium J2900 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Place in performance ranking	2366	2557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$94

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.67 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA479, PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	10 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pentium J2900.

PCI Express lanes

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 1.08
+33.3%

Pentium J2900 0.81

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 1670
+33.3%

Pentium J2900 1253

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.08	0.81
Recency	10 January 2008	1 November 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	10 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9300 has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pentium J2900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.