Pentium Silver J5005 vs Atom C3858

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Aggregate performance score

Atom C3858
2017
12 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
2.96
+51.8%
Pentium Silver J5005
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.95

Atom C3858 outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16421941
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.971.57
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Pentium Silver
Power efficiency11.2118.45
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Silver J5005 has 62% better value for money than Atom C3858.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3858 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Multiplier2015
L1 cache672 KB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data93 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °C105 deg C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3858 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1310FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGX-Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400upto-2400
Maximum memory size256 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005.

PCIe version32.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revision32.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports162
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports162
Number of USB ports88
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBE-
UARTno 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.

Atom C3858 2.96
+51.8%
Pentium Silver J5005 1.95

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.

Atom C3858 4707
+51.7%
Pentium Silver J5005 3103

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.96 1.95
Recency 15 August 2017 11 December 2017
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 10 Watt

Atom C3858 has a 51.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Silver J5005, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Atom C3858 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver J5005 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom C3858 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Silver J5005 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom C3858 and Pentium Silver J5005, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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