Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i3-9100F

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Core i3-9100F 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Intel Core i3-9100F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 8 GB
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1375
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6742 vs 3351

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1375
PassMark - CPU mark	6742 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9100F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1375

2502

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3351

6742

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i3-9100F
PassMark - Single thread mark	1375	2502
PassMark - CPU mark	3351	6742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2548

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i3-9100F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q4'19	23 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1702	1427
Processor Number	J5040	i3-9100F
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$389
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
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	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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 AVX2
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
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)