i5-11400F vs Pentium J2900

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2632	732
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	39.30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	7.48	15.59
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	276 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	-	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i5-11400F 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 Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.79	10.71
Recency	1 November 2013	16 March 2021
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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