Intel Pentium J2850 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2850 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2850

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8.9x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1016 vs 903
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2013 vs December 2006
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1016 vs 903

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.41 GHz
  • Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1019 vs 646
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.41 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1019 vs 646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
646
1019
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1016
903
Name Intel Pentium J2850 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 646 1019
PassMark - CPU mark 1016 903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 497

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium J2850 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Windsor
Launch date 1 September 2013 December 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $94
Place in performance rating 2749 2756
Processor Number J2850
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $149.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.91

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.41 GHz
L1 cache 224 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.41 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Die size 220 mm
Transistor count 227 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 688 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 854 MHz
Graphics max frequency 854 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm X 27mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1170 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 89 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 4
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations X4, X2, X1

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)