i3-4100U vs Pentium Silver J5005

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1938	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	18.45	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	93 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U 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
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	-
AMT	no data	9.5
Matrix Storage	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory	8 GB	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1 GHz
Execution Units	18	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Core i3-4100U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	12
PCI support	no data	-
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	4
Integrated IDE	no data	-
Number of USB ports	8	4
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.17	1.35
Recency	11 December 2017	4 June 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

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