Intel Pentium J2900 vs AMD Athlon II X4 630

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Athlon II X4 630 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 X4 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2900

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 42.287 vs 8.536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2013 vs September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.287 vs 8.536

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 733
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2157 vs 1250
6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.635 vs 0.41
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.684 vs 2.03

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 733
PassMark - CPU mark	2157 vs 1250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.635 vs 0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.684 vs 2.03

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2900
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

733

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1250

2157

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.41

2.635

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

42.287

8.536

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.03

3.684

Name	Intel Pentium J2900	AMD Athlon II X4 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	733	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	1250	2157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.41	2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.287	8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.03	3.684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1247
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.166

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2900	AMD Athlon II X4 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Propus
Launch date	1 November 2013	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$63
Place in performance rating	2957	2968
Processor Number	J2900
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$42.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.49
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
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)