Intel Celeron N3160 vs Pentium J2900

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Combined performance score

Pentium J2900
0.82
+6.5%

Pentium J2900 outperforms Celeron N3160 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24532500
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 November 2013 (10 years old)15 January 2016 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$94$107
Current price$559 (5.9x MSRP)$288 (2.7x MSRP)

Technical specs

Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.24 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--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPP--
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
HD Audiono data+
RST--

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision3.0 and 2.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports55
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 0.82
+6.5%
Celeron N3160 0.77

Pentium J2900 outperforms Celeron N3160 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium J2900 1253
+6.4%
Celeron N3160 1178

Pentium J2900 outperforms Celeron N3160 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.82 0.77
Recency 1 November 2013 15 January 2016
Cost $94 $107
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium J2900 and Celeron N3160. The differences in performance seem too small.


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