Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Phenom X4 B99

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD Phenom X4 B99 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

  • 9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3261 vs 2536
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3261 vs 2536

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1377 vs 1347
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 vs 1347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 B99

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1347
1377
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3261
2536
Name Intel Pentium Silver J5040 AMD Phenom X4 B99
PassMark - Single thread mark 1347 1377
PassMark - CPU mark 3261 2536

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Silver J5040 AMD Phenom X4 B99

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh
Launch date Q4'19
Place in performance rating 1831 1833
Processor Number J5040
Series Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB99WFK4DGM

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
L2 cache 2 MB
Unlocked

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
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 95 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)