Intel Pentium J2900 VS Intel Pentium N3530

Comparison of video cards Intel Pentium J2900 vs Intel Pentium N3530 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Pentium J2900

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Higher clock speed

2.41 GHz 2.16 GHz

Around -12% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.67 GHz 2.58 GHz

Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Intel Pentium N3530

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Performance per watt

7.5 W 10 W

About 0.75 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium N3530

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Pentium N3530 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium N3530
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Pentium Intel Pentium
Generation	6 6
CPU group	Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 Intel Pentium J2000/N3500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium J2900 vs Intel Pentium N3530 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.41 GHz 2.16 GHz
CPU Cores	4 4
Turbo (1 Core)	2.67 GHz 2.58 GHz
CPU Threads	4 4
Turbo (4 Cores)	2.67 GHz 2.58 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Pentium N3530 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency	0.69 GHz 0.31 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz 0.90 GHz
Execution units	4 4
Shader	32 32
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	7 7
DirectX Version	11.2 11.2
Technology	22 nm 22 nm
Release date	Q3/2013 Q3/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Pentium N3530. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Pentium N3530 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0 2.0
PCIe lanes	4 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Pentium N3530.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium J2900 or Intel Pentium N3530? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	10 W 7.5 W
Tjunction max.	105 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Pentium N3530 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Bay Trail Bay Trail
Technology	22 nm 22 nm
Socket	BGA 1170 BGA 1170
Release date	Q4/2013 Q1/2014