Pentium J2900 vs Xeon E3-1505M v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1265	2614
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.68	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	9.91	7.48
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$623	$94

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505M v6 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505M v6 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	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	-
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 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	38.397 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics P630	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	896 MHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.2
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium J2900.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.71	0.79
Recency	3 January 2017	1 November 2013
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

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