Intel Pentium J2900 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Athlon II X3 450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium J2900

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2900

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% 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
12.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 42.287 vs 3.501

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2013 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.287 vs 3.501

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 733
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1847 vs 1249
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.41
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.184 vs 2.03

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301 vs 733
PassMark - CPU mark	1847 vs 1249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184 vs 2.03

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2900
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

733

1301

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1249

1847

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.41

1.488

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

42.287

3.501

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.03

3.184

Name	Intel Pentium J2900	AMD Athlon II X3 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	733	1301
PassMark - CPU mark	1249	1847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.41	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.287	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.03	3.184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1247
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.091

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2900	AMD Athlon II X3 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Rana
Launch date	1 November 2013	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$45
Place in performance rating	2956	2961
Processor Number	J2900
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Die size		169 mm
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	688 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	896 MHz
Graphics max frequency	896 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
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	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	X4, X2, X1
Total number of SATA ports	2
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
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)