Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5005 and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95°C
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	December 2017 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2112 vs 1206
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9103 vs 3102
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 906 vs 449
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3620 vs 1444

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112 vs 1206
PassMark - CPU mark	9103 vs 3102
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	906 vs 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3620 vs 1444

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5005
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1206

2112

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3102

9103

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

449

906

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1444

3620

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5005	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1206	2112
PassMark - CPU mark	3102	9103
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	449	906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1444	3620
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3706

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5005	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Zen
Launch date	December 2017	11 April 2017
Place in performance rating	1540	1550
Price now	$219.92	$139.99
Processor Number	J5005
Series	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.91	21.18
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$189
OPN PIB		YD150XBBAEBOX
OPN Tray		YD150XBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
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	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 deg C	Wraith Spire (No LED)
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	3.0 x16
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
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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™)