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).

 

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
  • 4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13189 vs 3104
  • 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 3104
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
3104
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 3104
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)