i5-2500T vs Pentium Silver J5040

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver J5040
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.05
+11.4%
Core i5-2500T
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.84

Pentium Silver J5040 outperforms Core i5-2500T by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19082003
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency19.403.87
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 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 Core i5-2500T 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size93 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C70 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T 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
SocketFCBGA1090LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
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 Core i5-2500T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 605Intel HD Graphics 2000
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.25 GHz
Execution Units18no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T 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 Core i5-2500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i5-2500T.

PCIe version2.02.0
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
+11.4%
i5-2500T 1.84

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
+11.3%
i5-2500T 2929

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 1.84
Integrated graphics card 1.18 0.55
Recency 4 November 2019 9 January 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium Silver J5040 has a 11.4% higher aggregate performance score, 114.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Silver J5040 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2500T in performance tests.


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