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.

Intel Pentium J2850

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

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 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1016 vs 909

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 909

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: 1018 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	1018 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

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

909

Name	Intel Pentium J2850	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	646	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	1016	909
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	2769	2762
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)