Athlon X4 860K vs Pentium Silver J5040

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver J5040
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.05
Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16
+5.4%

Athlon X4 860K outperforms Pentium Silver J5040 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19081860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency19.402.15
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)256K
L2 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size93 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 605no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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.

Pentium Silver J5040 2.05
Athlon X4 860K 2.16
+5.4%

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.

Pentium Silver J5040 3261
Athlon X4 860K 3431
+5.2%

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.

Pentium Silver J5040 419
Athlon X4 860K 459
+9.5%

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.

Pentium Silver J5040 1128
+0.1%
Athlon X4 860K 1127

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 2.16
Recency 4 November 2019 12 August 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium Silver J5040 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 860K, on the other hand, has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Silver J5040 and Athlon X4 860K.


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