AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Pentium Silver J5005 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-9400

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 132043% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 2.80 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 8 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1206

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2019 vs December 2017
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664 vs 1206

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3101 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 160 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3101 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver J5005

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

1206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

3101

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Pentium Silver J5005
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	1206
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	3101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		990
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3725
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		990
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3725

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Gemini Lake
Launch date	2019	December 2017
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1549	1534
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$219.92
Processor Number		J5005
Series		Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
L3 cache		4 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Device ID		0x3184
Execution Units		18
Graphics base frequency		250 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		800 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		25mm x 24mm
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes		6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)