Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE 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.

Intel Pentium Silver J5040

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
12.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1346 vs 1141
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3255 vs 998

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	3255 vs 998

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3255

998

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	3255	998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2453

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Windsor
Launch date	Q4'19	August 2007
Place in performance rating	1833	1845
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	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		230 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		227 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	125 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)