Xeon 6979P vs Pentium Silver J5040

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1893	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.94	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	19.41	no data
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P 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)	120
Threads	4	240
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	93 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P 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	2
Socket	FCBGA1090	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
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 Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 605	N/A
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	6	96
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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 November 2019	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	120
Threads	4	240
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	500 Watt

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