Pentium J2900 vs Pentium A1020

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium A1020
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26332632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency7.487.48
Architecture codenameno dataBay Trail-D (2013)
Release date1 January 2016 (8 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$94

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.41 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cacheno data224 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data-
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s21.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency896 MHz896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.211.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision3.0 and 2.03.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Number of USB ports55

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.

Pentium A1020 0.79
Pentium J2900 0.79

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.

Pentium A1020 1249
Pentium J2900 1250
+0.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2016 1 November 2013

Pentium A1020 has an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium A1020 and Pentium J2900.


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