Pentium J4205 vs i5-8365U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1421	2091
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.13
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	16 April 2019 (5 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$297	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	15
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memory	32 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	no data	18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	+
OpenGL	4.5	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8365U and Pentium J4205.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.94	1.56
Recency	16 April 2019	30 August 2016
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

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