Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD A6-5400K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD A6-5400K 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 J5040

AMD A6-5400K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1375 vs 1268
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3351 vs 1262

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1375 vs 1268
PassMark - CPU mark	3351 vs 1262

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: AMD A6-5400K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1375

1268

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3351

1262

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD A6-5400K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1375	1268
PassMark - CPU mark	3351	1262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.9
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4873
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4873

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD A6-5400K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Trinity
Launch date	Q4'19	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1702	1717
Processor Number	J5040
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	250 MHz
Graphics max 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
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)