Apple M1 vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2505	1113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	no data
Release date	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	no data
Current price	$559 (5.9x MSRP)	$3.99

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Apple M1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Apple M1.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no 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.

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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.

Apple M1 outperforms Pentium J2900 by 556% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.81	5.31
Recency	1 November 2013	10 November 2020
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm

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