Intel Pentium J2850 vs Intel Core i7-960

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2850 and Intel Core i7-960 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 i7-960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 67.9°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
13x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2013 vs October 2009
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 67.9°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 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-960

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
3x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 8 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1458 vs 646
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3347 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	24 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1458 vs 646
PassMark - CPU mark	3347 vs 1016

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2850
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

646

1458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

3347

Name	Intel Pentium J2850	Intel Core i7-960
PassMark - Single thread mark	646	1458
PassMark - CPU mark	1016	3347
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		565
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2198
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		59.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.942

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2850	Intel Core i7-960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Bloomfield
Launch date	1 September 2013	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$316
Place in performance rating	2748	2765
Processor Number	J2850	i7-960
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		17.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz	3.20 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	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.41 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1333 MHz
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	130 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
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)