AMD A8-7500 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and Intel Pentium Silver J5005 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A8-7500

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1410 vs 1206
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3422 vs 3104

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410 vs 1206
PassMark - CPU mark	3422 vs 3104

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 990 vs 979
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 990 vs 979
Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2236 vs 1310
Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2236 vs 1310
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3725 vs 3588
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3725 vs 3588

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	990 vs 979
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	990 vs 979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2236 vs 1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2236 vs 1310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3725 vs 3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3725 vs 3588

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver J5005

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

979

990

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

979

990

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1310

2236

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1310

2236

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3588

3725

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3588

3725

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

1206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3422

3104

Name	AMD A8-7500	Intel Pentium Silver J5005
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	979	990
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	979	990
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1310	2236
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1310	2236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3588	3725
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3588	3725
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410	1206
PassMark - CPU mark	3422	3104
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1444

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7500	Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Gemini Lake
Family	AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating	1533	1538
Processor Number	A8-7500	J5005
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		December 2017
Price now		$219.92
Series		Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3000 MHz	1.50 GHz
Die size	245 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2.41 billion
L3 cache		4 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Maximum frequency		2.80 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3184
Execution Units		18
Graphics base frequency		250 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		800 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	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
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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
PCIe configurations		1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio
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
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)