Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i7-980

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Core i7-980 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, 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 i7-980

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Around 53% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 68.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
13x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 68.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-980

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
3x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 8 GB
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 1347
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6941 vs 3261

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 1347
PassMark - CPU mark	6941 vs 3261

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-980

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1347

1539

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3261

6941

Name	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i7-980
PassMark - Single thread mark	1347	1539
PassMark - CPU mark	3261	6941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		111.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		19.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i7-980
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Gulftown
Launch date	Q4'19	June 2011
Place in performance rating	1831	1843
Processor Number	J5040	i7-980
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,109
Price now		$198.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.83
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	68.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.300V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3 1066
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	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)
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® SSE4.2
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® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)