i3-5005U vs Pentium Silver J5005
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Silver J5005 outperforms Core i3-5005U by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1938 | 2279 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.47 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium Silver | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 18.45 | 8.01 |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont Plus (2017) | Broadwell-U (2015) |
| Release date | 11 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 1 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $275 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U 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 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (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 | 14 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 deg C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1300 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1090 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U. 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 | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | - | + |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U 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 | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | upto-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2/12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 12 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.95 | 1.27 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.17 | 1.51 |
| Recency | 11 December 2017 | 1 March 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium Silver J5005 has a 53.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and 50% lower power consumption.
i3-5005U, on the other hand, has 29.1% faster integrated GPU.
The Pentium Silver J5005 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-5005U in performance tests.
Note that Pentium Silver J5005 is a desktop processor while Core i3-5005U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-5005U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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