Pentium Silver J5040 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
58.67
+2762%
Pentium Silver J5040
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.05

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Pentium Silver J5040 by a whopping 2762% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking191895
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.98
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency19.8319.40
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads1284
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache64K (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache256 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size8x 81 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 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
SocketWRX8FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory-8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-800 MHz
Execution Units-18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanes1286
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 58.67
+2762%
Pentium Silver J5040 2.05

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 93192
+2763%
Pentium Silver J5040 3255

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 1963
+370%
Pentium Silver J5040 418

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 16238
+1345%
Pentium Silver J5040 1124

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.67 2.05
Recency 8 March 2022 4 November 2019
Physical cores 64 4
Threads 128 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has a 2762% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Silver J5040, on the other hand, has 2700% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver J5040 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Silver J5040 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Pentium Silver J5040, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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