Pentium G2020 vs Pentium Silver J5040

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver J5040
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.05
+91.6%
Pentium G2020
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.07

Pentium Silver J5040 outperforms Pentium G2020 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19082428
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.090.04
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency19.391.84
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Silver J5040 has 10125% better value for money than Pentium G2020.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size93 mm294 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+-
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 605Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.05 GHz
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Pentium G2020.

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 J5040 2.05
+91.6%
Pentium G2020 1.07

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 J5040 3261
+92.4%
Pentium G2020 1695

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 J5040 419
Pentium G2020 473
+12.9%

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 J5040 1128
+39.4%
Pentium G2020 809

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 1.07
Integrated graphics card 1.18 0.77
Recency 4 November 2019 21 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Silver J5040 has a 91.6% higher aggregate performance score, 53.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 450% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Silver J5040 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2020 in performance tests.


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