Pentium J2900 vs Pentium G3250

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.24
+59%
Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.78

Pentium G3250 outperforms Pentium J2900 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23252645
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.197.44
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$171$94

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250 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 speed3.2 GHz2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250 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
Socket1150FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3250 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 Pentium G3250 and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 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 cardIntel HD (Haswell)Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

Pentium G3250 1.24
+59%
Pentium J2900 0.78

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 G3250 1994
+59%
Pentium J2900 1254

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 0.78
Recency 21 July 2014 1 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium G3250 has a 59% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

Pentium J2900, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 440% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3250 is a desktop processor while Pentium J2900 is a notebook one.


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