A10-6790K vs Pentium Silver J5005

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver J5005
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.95
+0.5%
A10-6790K
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.94

Pentium Silver J5005 outperforms A10-6790K by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19541958
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Silverno data
Power efficiency18.451.84
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)28 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K 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 speed1.5 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size93 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1090FM2
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
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 J5005 and A10-6790K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesupto-2400DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 605AMD Radeon HD 8670D
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 11
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes6no data
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 J5005 1.95
+0.5%
A10-6790K 1.94

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 J5005 3104
+0.5%
A10-6790K 3089

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.

Pentium Silver J5005 374
+4.8%
A10-6790K 357

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.

Pentium Silver J5005 1077
+26.7%
A10-6790K 850

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.95 1.94
Integrated graphics card 1.18 1.38
Recency 11 December 2017 28 October 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 100 Watt

Pentium Silver J5005 has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

A10-6790K, on the other hand, has 16.9% faster integrated GPU.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Silver J5005 and A10-6790K.


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