Celeron G5905T vs Pentium Silver J5040
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Silver J5040 outperforms Celeron G5905T by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1909 | 2231 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.09 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 19.40 | 3.76 |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | no data |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T 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 | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T 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 | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T 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 | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T.
| 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.
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 | 2.05 | 1.39 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.18 | 1.89 |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium Silver J5040 has a 47.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 250% lower power consumption.
Celeron G5905T, on the other hand, has 60.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 7 months.
The Pentium Silver J5040 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5905T in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver J5040 and Celeron G5905T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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