Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Silver J5040

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B

Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1929 vs 1375
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6713 vs 3351

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1929 vs 1375
PassMark - CPU mark	6713 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1375

1929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3351

6713

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1375	1929
PassMark - CPU mark	3351	6713
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1632
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1632
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3325

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Zen
Launch date	Q4'19	February 2018
Place in performance rating	1702	1214
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	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Die size		210 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		4950 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	15 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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)