Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i3-2100T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Core i3-2100T 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • Around 62% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 65.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1374 vs 1088
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3340 vs 1488
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1374 vs 1088
PassMark - CPU mark 3340 vs 1488

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2100T

  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2100T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1374
1088
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3340
1488
Name Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Core i3-2100T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1374 1088
PassMark - CPU mark 3340 1488
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4444

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Core i3-2100T

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q4'19 February 2011
Place in performance rating 1700 1347
Processor Number J5040 i3-2100T
Series Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $180
Price now $59.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.40

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 65.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3184 0x102
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 250 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.1 GHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 605 Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

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
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
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)