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Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Pentium Gold G5420T
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Games supported
78%
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Price now
649$
Games supported
78%
General info
Comparing Pentium Gold G5420T and Pentium Silver J5040 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 1492 | 1508 |
| Place by popularity | 15 | no data |
| Value for money | no data | 1.45 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Gold | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (3 years old) | 4 November 2019 (3 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
| Current price | no data | $649 |
Value for money
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Technical specs
Pentium Gold G5420T 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 88 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G5420T 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCBGA1090 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Pentium Silver J5040. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| SIPP | - | no data |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold G5420T and Pentium Silver J5040 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Pentium Silver J5040 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Pentium Silver J5040. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 610 | - |
| Clear Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Pentium Silver J5040.
| 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 | + |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Passmark
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: 67%
Pentium Gold G5420T outperforms Pentium Silver J5040 by 2% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 2.78 | 2.73 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 4 November 2019 |
| Base clock speed | 0 | 2000 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
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Competitors of Pentium Gold G5420T by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium Gold G5420T by AMD is A10-7890K, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 6 positions in our rating.
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Competitors of Pentium Silver J5040 by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium Silver J5040 by AMD is A12-9800E, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Pentium Silver J5040:
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