AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Pentium Silver J5005 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), 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 Ryzen 5 2600

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2244 vs 1206
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13189 vs 3102
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 974 vs 449
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5321 vs 1444

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 April 2018 vs December 2017
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2244 vs 1206
PassMark - CPU mark	13189 vs 3102
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	974 vs 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5321 vs 1444

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95°C
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver J5005

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2244

1206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13189

3102

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

974

449

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5321

1444

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 2600	Intel Pentium Silver J5005
PassMark - Single thread mark	2244	1206
PassMark - CPU mark	13189	3102
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	974	449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5321	1444
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.922
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 Ryzen 5 2600	Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Gemini Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	19 April 2018	December 2017
OPN PIB	YD2600BBAFBOX
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1537	1538
Price now	$159.99	$219.92
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Value for money (0-100)	24.89	3.91
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		J5005
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	1.50 GHz
Die size	213 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	4940 Million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth	105 deg C
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		25mm x 24mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	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
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
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
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)