Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2503	2708
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Cherry Trail (2016)
Release date	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	no data
Current price	$559 (5.9x MSRP)	$165

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 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	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.92 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 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 x5-Z8350 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350. 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	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	4 GB
Maximum memory size	8 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
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	Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory	no data	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

no data

1920x1080

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	1
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	3.0
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.

Pentium J2900 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.81	0.58
Recency	1 November 2013	8 February 2016
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm

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