AMD 3020e vs Intel Pentium J2900

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AMD 3020e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium J2900
AMD 3020e Intel Pentium J2900

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD 3020e and the Intel Pentium J2900 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD 3020e 2 core processor released in Q1/2020 with the Intel Pentium J2900 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
AMD E (23) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD 3000e/Ce (3) CPU group Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
4 Generation 6
Dali (Zen) Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD 3020e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (2.60 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium J2900 clocks with 2.41 GHz (2.67 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD 3020e Characteristic Intel Pentium J2900
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.41 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.67 GHz
1.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.67 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD 3020e Characteristic Intel Pentium J2900
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Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.69 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 4
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD 3020e, while the Intel Pentium J2900 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD 3020e Characteristic Intel Pentium J2900
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 4
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD 3020e has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium J2900 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD 3020e Characteristic Intel Pentium J2900
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
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-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD 3020e has 5.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium J2900 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD 3020e Characteristic Intel Pentium J2900
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FT5 Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q4/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD 3020e (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 (39%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD 3020e (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 (57%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
614 (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
240 (39%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1222 (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
765 (63%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz
57 (15%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
2482 (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
1240 (50%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
195 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
576 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
454 (100%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
44 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
161 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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