Core i3-10100F vs Pentium Silver J5005

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1842	1073
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	49.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)	12 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$122
Current price	$83 (0.5x MSRP)	$64 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10100F has 966% better value for money than Pentium Silver J5005.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
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	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
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 Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no 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.

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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.

Core i3-10100F outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.00	5.67
Recency	1 December 2017	12 October 2020
Threads	4	8
Cost	$161	$122
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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