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).

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Intel Pentium G6960

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: 3104 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	3104 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

3104

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	3104	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)