Intel Pentium J2900 vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 3000+ 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).

Intel Pentium J2900

AMD Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2900

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 66% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 62 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 733 vs 530
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1250 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2013 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	224 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	733 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	1250 vs 299

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2900
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

733

530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1250

299

Name	Intel Pentium J2900	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	733	530
PassMark - CPU mark	1250	299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.03
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1247
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1247

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2900	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Manila
Launch date	1 November 2013	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$50
Place in performance rating	2957	2952
Processor Number	J2900
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$49.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Die size		103 mm
Transistor count		81 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333
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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	62 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)