Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs Intel Pentium G6960

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5005 and Intel Pentium G6960 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72.6°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x 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
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 7.3x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 73 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3102 vs 1433
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2017 vs January 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3102 vs 1433

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6960

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16.38 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1279 vs 1206
  • 4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1957 vs 449
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3379 vs 1444
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1279 vs 1206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1957 vs 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3379 vs 1444

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5005
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1206
1279
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3102
1433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
449
1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1444
3379
Name Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium G6960
PassMark - Single thread mark 1206 1279
PassMark - CPU mark 3102 1433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 449 1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1444 3379
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 Intel Pentium G6960

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Clarkdale
Launch date December 2017 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1538 1530
Price now $219.92
Processor Number J5005 G6960
Series Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 3.91
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.50 GHz 2.93 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256K (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB (shared) 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2
Transistor count 382 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16.38 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3184
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 250 MHz 533 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 800 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605 Integrated
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 2

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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 73 Watt
Thermal Solution 105 deg C

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 1x16, 2x8
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

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