Intel Pentium J2900 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 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

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J2900

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 71.4°C
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
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 42.287 vs 31.997

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2013 vs March 2008
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 71.4°C
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 31.997

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1128 vs 733
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2186 vs 1249
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.573 vs 0.41
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.154 vs 0.547
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.249 vs 2.03

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 224 KB
L2 cache	12288 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1128 vs 733
PassMark - CPU mark	2186 vs 1249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.573 vs 0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.154 vs 0.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.249 vs 2.03

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J2900
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

733

1128

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1249

2186

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.41

0.573

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

42.287

31.997

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.547

1.154

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.03

4.249

Name	Intel Pentium J2900	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
PassMark - Single thread mark	733	1128
PassMark - CPU mark	1249	2186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.41	0.573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.287	31.997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.547	1.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.03	4.249
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1247
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.177

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J2900	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Yorkfield
Launch date	1 November 2013	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$94
Place in performance rating	2956	2970
Processor Number	J2900	Q9450
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$335
Value for money (0-100)		3.31
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	71.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	2.67 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		214 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		820 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	LGA775
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
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)