Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs AMD A9-9400 SoC

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5005 and AMD A9-9400 SoC processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1206 vs 1195
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3104 vs 1329
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 990 vs 894
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2236 vs 1799
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 990 vs 894
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2236 vs 1799
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2017 vs May 2016
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1206 vs 1195
PassMark - CPU mark 3104 vs 1329
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 990 vs 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2236 vs 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 990 vs 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2236 vs 1799

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5100 vs 3725
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5100 vs 3725
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5100 vs 3725
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5100 vs 3725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5005
CPU 2: AMD A9-9400 SoC

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1206
1195
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3104
1329
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
990
894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2236
1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3725
5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
990
894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2236
1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3725
5100
Name Intel Pentium Silver J5005 AMD A9-9400 SoC
PassMark - Single thread mark 1206 1195
PassMark - CPU mark 3104 1329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 990 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2236 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3725 5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 990 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2236 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3725 5100
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.079

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Silver J5005 AMD A9-9400 SoC

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Stoney Ridge
Launch date December 2017 May 2016
Place in performance rating 1538 1542
Price now $219.92
Processor Number J5005
Series Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.91
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256K (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Die size 124 mm
Transistor count 1200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR4

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 10 Watt
Thermal Solution 105 deg C

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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)