Ryzen 9 7950X vs Pentium J2850
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Pentium J2850 by a whopping 5991% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3060 | 118 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.27 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-D (2013) | Raphael (Zen 4) (2022) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (12 years ago) | 27 September 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $94 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.41 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 47 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13140 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | 854 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2850 and Ryzen 9 7950X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 24 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 35.33 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.72 | 4.07 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 27 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 170 Watt |
Pentium J2850 has 1600% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7950X, on the other hand, has a 5991.4% higher aggregate performance score, 465.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium J2850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium J2850 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.
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