Pentium Silver J5040 vs Pentium Silver A1030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1801
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	1 July 2020 (4 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver A1030 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	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	no data	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver A1030 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	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver A1030 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 Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 GHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	12	18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Pentium Silver J5040.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	6
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2020	4 November 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

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