Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Core i7-6900K 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

14x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
16x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 8 GB
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1375
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14449 vs 3351

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1375
PassMark - CPU mark	14449 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1375

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3351

14449

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1375	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	3351	14449
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Broadwell E
Launch date	Q4'19	May 2016
Place in performance rating	1702	1329
Processor Number	J5040	i7-6900K
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,020
Price now		$1,198.99
Value for money (0-100)		4.35
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
L1 cache		32 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4 2400/2133
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	None
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	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	40
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
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Scalability		1S Only
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 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)
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)