Intel Pentium N3700 vs Intel Pentium J2900

Last updated: 2023-04-20

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium N3700		Intel Pentium J2900
CPU comparison Intel Pentium N3700 or Intel Pentium J2900 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Pentium N3700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3700 was released in Q2/2015. The Intel Pentium J2900 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.67 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium J2900 was released in Q4/2013.

Intel Pentium	Family	Intel Pentium
Intel Pentium J3000/N3700	CPU group	Intel Pentium J2000/N3500
7	Generation	6
Braswell	Architecture	Bay Trail
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium N3700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3700 is 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Intel Pentium J2900 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium J2900 is at --.
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No

1.60 GHz	Frequency	2.41 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.67 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.67 GHz
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.
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Pentium N3700 or Intel Pentium J2900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.69 GHz
0.70 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
8	GPU Generation	7
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	2
16	Compute units	4
128	Shader	32
8 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.
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium N3700 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium J2900 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3-1333
8 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
	L2 Cache
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
4	PCIe lanes	4
2.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	2.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium N3700 is 6 W, while the Intel Pentium J2900 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
6 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	10 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
4 W	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium N3700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium J2900 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1170	Socket	BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015	Release date	Q4/2013
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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 N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	229 (95%)
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	240 (100%)

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 N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	770 (100%)
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	765 (99%)

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 N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	186 (95%)
	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.


	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	563 (98%)
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	576 (100%)

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 N3700 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz	179 (100%)
	Intel Pentium J2900 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57 (32%)

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 N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1248 (100%)
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	1240 (99%)

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.


	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	341 (100%)
	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.


	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40 (91%)
	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.


	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	145 (90%)
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	161 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium N3700	Intel Pentium J2900
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