Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Atom D2550

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Intel Pentium J4205 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom D2550
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Atom D2550

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium J4205 and the Intel Atom D2550 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium J4205 4 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the Intel Atom D2550 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2012.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Pentium J4000/N4000 (2) CPU group Intel Atom D2000 (4)
8 Generation 1
Apollo Lake Architecture Cedarview
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium J4205 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.60 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom D2550 clocks with 1.86 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium J4205 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.86 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium J4205 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Intel HD Graphics 505 GPU Intel GMA 3650
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.64 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 65 nm
3 Max. displays 2
18 Compute units 4
144 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics 505 GPU Intel GMA 3650
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium J4205, while the Intel Atom D2550 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 8.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium J4205 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2400, DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1066
8 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium J4205 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom D2550 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium J4205 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium J4205 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Atom D2550 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Pentium J4205 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3
BGA 1296 Socket BGA 559
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016 Release date Q1/2012
161 $ Release price 38 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium J4205 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 (28%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium J4205 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 (21%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
360 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
101 (28%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1255 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
303 (24%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.80 GHz
230 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz
41 (18%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2425 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
434 (18%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
338 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
848 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
52 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
196 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Atom D2550
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