Pentium Silver J5040 vs i3-1005G1

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.09
+50.7%
Pentium Silver J5040
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.05

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver J5040 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16221895
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.99
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency11.7019.40
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache64K (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data93 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 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
SocketFCBGA1526FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.64.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver J5040.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
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.

i3-1005G1 3.09
+50.7%
Pentium Silver J5040 2.05

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.

i3-1005G1 4911
+50.9%
Pentium Silver J5040 3255

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.

i3-1005G1 1288
+208%
Pentium Silver J5040 418

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.

i3-1005G1 2385
+112%
Pentium Silver J5040 1124

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i3-1005G1 6573
+145%
Pentium Silver J5040 2688

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i3-1005G1 14323
+73%
Pentium Silver J5040 8279

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i3-1005G1 5501
+28%
Pentium Silver J5040 4296

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-1005G1 13.92
+9.8%
Pentium Silver J5040 15.29

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i3-1005G1 5
+31.2%
Pentium Silver J5040 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i3-1005G1 404
+44.8%
Pentium Silver J5040 279

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i3-1005G1 157
+72.5%
Pentium Silver J5040 91

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i3-1005G1 1.88
+72.5%
Pentium Silver J5040 1.09

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i3-1005G1 2.4
+20%
Pentium Silver J5040 2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i3-1005G1 25
+31.4%
Pentium Silver J5040 19

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i3-1005G1 135
+51.7%
Pentium Silver J5040 89

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i3-1005G1 2624
+88.6%
Pentium Silver J5040 1391

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-1005G1 2426
+45.1%
Pentium Silver J5040 1672

Blender(-)

i3-1005G1 1264
Pentium Silver J5040 2060
+63%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i3-1005G1 1160
+116%
Pentium Silver J5040 538

7-Zip Single

i3-1005G1 3997
+41.1%
Pentium Silver J5040 2833

7-Zip

i3-1005G1 10895
+21.8%
Pentium Silver J5040 8946

WebXPRT 3

i3-1005G1 180
+65.9%
Pentium Silver J5040 108

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 2.05
Recency 1 August 2019 4 November 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

i3-1005G1 has a 50.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Silver J5040, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more physical cores, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1005G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver J5040 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-1005G1 is a notebook processor while Pentium Silver J5040 is a desktop one.


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