Celeron G3930 vs Pentium Silver J5040
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Silver J5040 outperforms Celeron G3930 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1841 | 2134 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.69 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (4 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $42 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1090 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | Intel HD Graphics 610 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 16 |
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 | 2.10 | 1.45 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.17 | 1.84 |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 51 Watt |
Pentium Silver J5040 has a 44.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 410% lower power consumption.
Celeron G3930, on the other hand, has 57.3% faster integrated GPU.
The Pentium Silver J5040 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3930 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G3930, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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