Core i3-370M vs Pentium Silver J5005

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1844	2570
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)	20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$245
Current price	$83 (0.5x MSRP)	$30 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	2500 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M 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	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M 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 i3-370M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	667 MHz
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-370M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
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 i3-370M 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 i3-370M 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 i3-370M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
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.

Pentium Silver J5005 outperforms Core i3-370M by 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.00	0.74
Recency	1 December 2017	20 June 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Cost	$161	$245
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

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