AMD Sempron 2650 vs Intel Pentium J2900

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium J2900 AMD Sempron 2650
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Pentium AMD Sempron
• Generation
  6 1
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 AMD Sempron 2000/3000

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium J2900 vs AMD Sempron 2650 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.

• Frequency
  2.41 GHz 1.45 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.67 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) AMD Radeon HD 8240
• GPU frequency
  0.69 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.90 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4 2
• Shader
  32 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  7 5
• DirectX Version
  11.2 11.1
• Technology
  22 nm 28 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q2/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium J2900 or AMD Sempron 2650? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  10 W 25 W
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Bay Trail Kabini (Jaguar)
• Technology
  22 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1170 AM1
• Release date
  Q4/2013 Q2/2014

List of devices based on Intel Pentium J2900 and AMD Sempron 2650.

• Used in
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