Pentium Silver J5040 vs i3-4170

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4170
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.28
+11.2%
Pentium Silver J5040
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.05

Core i3-4170 outperforms Pentium Silver J5040 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18201908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.554.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.0019.40
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 May 2014 (10 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Silver J5040 has 645% better value for money than i3-4170.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4170 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4170 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory2 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1212
OpenGL4.34.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4170 and Pentium Silver J5040.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
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.

i3-4170 2.28
+11.2%
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.

i3-4170 3626
+11.2%
Pentium Silver J5040 3261

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.

i3-4170 1125
+168%
Pentium Silver J5040 419

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.

i3-4170 2167
+92.1%
Pentium Silver J5040 1128

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.28 2.05
Integrated graphics card 1.35 1.18
Recency 1 May 2014 4 November 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 10 Watt

i3-4170 has a 11.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 14.4% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium Silver J5040, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 440% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver J5040 in performance tests.


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