Atom Z3770 vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2495	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)	27 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$37
Current price	$559 (5.9x MSRP)	$118 (3.2x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	1.46 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.39 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 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	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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	Discontinued
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17.1 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	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom Z3770 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 Atom Z3770.

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2013	27 September 2013
Cost	$94	$37
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	8 Watt

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