Pentium J2900 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	882	2505
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.41	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$94
Current price	$115 (0.5x MSRP)	$559 (5.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	896 MHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

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11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Pentium J2900 by 880% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.94	0.81
Recency	11 April 2017	1 November 2013
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Cost	$219	$94
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

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