Athlon 1200 vs Pentium J3710

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2412	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.33	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Airmont (2015−2016)	Thunderbird C (2000−2001)
Release date	10 January 2016 (8 years ago)	October 2000 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	$40 (0.2x MSRP)	$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.64 GHz	1.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Die size	no data	120 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	37 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 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	A
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	66 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR1
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	740 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J3710 and Athlon 1200.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	66 Watt

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