Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Pentium G3420

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Pentium G3420 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5040

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 5.3x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 53 Watt
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3244 vs 1933
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3244 vs 1933

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1753 vs 1346
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1753 vs 1346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver J5040
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1346
1753
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3244
1933
Name Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium G3420
PassMark - Single thread mark 1346 1753
PassMark - CPU mark 3244 1933
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1221
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3053

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium G3420

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh Haswell
Launch date Q4'19 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1838 1862
Processor Number J5040 G3420
Series Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $252
Price now $109.99
Value for money (0-100) 9.12

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3184
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 250 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.15 GHz
Max video memory 8 GB 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 605 Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 3
DVI
VGA

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.4 4.3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

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 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® SSE4.1, 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® 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)