Pentium J4205 vs i5-4690S

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4690S
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.61
+130%

Core i5-4690S outperforms Pentium J4205 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15292129
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.590.12
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency5.0614.32
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date1 May 2014 (10 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$224$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-4690S has 392% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4690S 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4690S 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memory2 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4690S and Pentium J4205.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
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.

i5-4690S 3.61
+130%
Pentium J4205 1.57

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.

i5-4690S 5524
+130%
Pentium J4205 2404

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.

i5-4690S 1186
+324%
Pentium J4205 280

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.

i5-4690S 3302
+335%
Pentium J4205 759

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.61 1.57
Integrated graphics card 1.84 0.93
Recency 1 May 2014 30 August 2016
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

i5-4690S has a 129.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 97.8% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium J4205, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-4690S is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J4205 in performance tests.


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