Core i5-10400F vs Pentium J2850

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2646	849
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	42.28
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$155
Current price	$180 (1.9x MSRP)	$109 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2850 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 i5-10400F outperforms Pentium J2850 by 1176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.66	8.42
Recency	1 September 2013	30 April 2020
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Cost	$94	$155
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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