Intel Pentium J2850 vs Intel Core i7-860

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2850 and Intel Core i7-860 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium J2850

Intel Core i7-860

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2850

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2013 vs September 2009
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.41 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1329 vs 646
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2993 vs 1016

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.41 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1329 vs 646
PassMark - CPU mark	2993 vs 1016

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2850
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

646

1329

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

2993

Name	Intel Pentium J2850	Intel Core i7-860
PassMark - Single thread mark	646	1329
PassMark - CPU mark	1016	2993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1890
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2850	Intel Core i7-860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Lynnfield
Launch date	1 September 2013	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$229
Place in performance rating	2748	2753
Processor Number	J2850	i7-860
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$289.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.41 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	X4, X2, X1	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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	36-bit
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)