Pentium Silver J5005 vs i7-8650U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8650U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.93
+102%
Pentium Silver J5005
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.95

Core i7-8650U outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14441954
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.50
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium Silver
Power efficiency24.7918.45
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date21 August 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-8650U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.9 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1915
L1 cache64K (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size123 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 deg C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8650U 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)
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+-
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005 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 i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4upto-2400
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 620Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory32 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes126
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.

i7-8650U 3.93
+102%
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.

i7-8650U 6248
+101%
Pentium Silver J5005 3104

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.

i7-8650U 895
+139%
Pentium Silver J5005 374

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.

i7-8650U 2710
+152%
Pentium Silver J5005 1077

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.93 1.95
Integrated graphics card 2.67 1.18
Recency 21 August 2017 11 December 2017
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

i7-8650U has a 101.5% higher aggregate performance score, 126.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Pentium Silver J5005, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-8650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver J5005 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-8650U is a notebook processor while Pentium Silver J5005 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-8650U and Pentium Silver J5005, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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