Intel Pentium J2850 vs AMD Sempron 140

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2850 and AMD Sempron 140 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 Sempron 140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2850

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1016 vs 486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2013 vs July 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	224 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1016 vs 486

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.41 GHz
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 646

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.41 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2850
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

646

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

486

Name	Intel Pentium J2850	AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark	646	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1016	486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		328

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2850	AMD Sempron 140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sargas
Launch date	1 September 2013	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$40
Place in performance rating	2748	2739
Processor Number	J2850
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$39.59
Value for money (0-100)		5.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.41 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		234 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	45 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)