Pentium Silver J5005 vs A8-7650K
Aggregated performance score
A8-7650K outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1801 | 1810 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.52 | 4.61 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | Intel Pentium Silver |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Goldmont Plus (2017) |
| Release date | 7 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $152 | $161 |
| Current price | $49 (0.3x MSRP) | $83 (0.5x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Silver J5005 has 787% better value for money than A8-7650K.
Technical specs
A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 105 deg C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| HSA | 1 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | upto-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 800 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 18 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Silver J5005.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
A8-7650K outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A8-7650K outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by 1% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A8-7650K outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium Silver J5005 outperforms A8-7650K by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 2.00 | 1.98 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.17 | |
| Recency | 7 January 2015 | 1 December 2017 |
| Cost | $152 | $161 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 10 Watt |
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