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.

 

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: 2113 vs 1206
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9104 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 2113 vs 1206
PassMark - CPU mark 9104 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
2113
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3102
9104
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 2113
PassMark - CPU mark 3102 9104
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 1538 1548
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™)