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.

 

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 3102
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1410 vs 1206
PassMark - CPU mark 3422 vs 3102

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
3102
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 3102
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)