Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
+41.1%

Pentium J2900 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking26322838
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency7.47no data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94no data

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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.41 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.92 GHz
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)10 Wattno 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
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI-no data
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 Bootno 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 typesDDR34 GB
Maximum memory size8 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHz500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported22

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 1.4no data1920x1080

Graphics API support

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

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes41
USB revision3.0 and 2.03.0
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.


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 0.79
+41.1%
Atom x5-Z8350 0.56

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.

Pentium J2900 1250
+40.1%
Atom x5-Z8350 892

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.56
Recency 1 November 2013 8 February 2016
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Pentium J2900 has a 41.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium J2900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.


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