Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5005 and AMD Athlon II X2 265 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).

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

AMD Athlon II X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3104 vs 1267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2017 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3104 vs 1267

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 265

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1336 vs 1206
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1925 vs 449
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3207 vs 1444

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1336 vs 1206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1925 vs 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3207 vs 1444

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5005
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1206

1336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3104

1267

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

449

1925

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1444

3207

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5005	AMD Athlon II X2 265
PassMark - Single thread mark	1206	1336
PassMark - CPU mark	3104	1267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	449	1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1444	3207
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)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5005	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Regor
Launch date	December 2017	September 2010
Place in performance rating	1538	1531
Price now	$219.92	$82.88
Processor Number	J5005
Series	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.91	6.71
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR2, DDR3
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)