Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i3-2102

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Core i3-2102 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.

Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Intel Core i3-2102

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 69.1°C
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 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3261 vs 2029

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3261 vs 2029

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2102

4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1400 vs 1347

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1400 vs 1347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2102

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1347

1400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3261

2029

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i3-2102
PassMark - Single thread mark	1347	1400
PassMark - CPU mark	3261	2029

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i3-2102
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q4'19	June 2011
Place in performance rating	1831	1829
Processor Number	J5040	i3-2102
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$58
Value for money (0-100)		18.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.1 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	850 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	65 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)