Xeon w9-3595X vs Pentium Silver J5040

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1888	12
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.17	20.07
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	19.42	15.38
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$5,889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w9-3595X has 381% better value for money than Pentium Silver J5040.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X 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)	60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads	4	120
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	93 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 605	N/A
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Xeon w9-3595X.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	6	112
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.13	64.93
Recency	4 November 2019	24 August 2024
Physical cores	4	60
Threads	4	120
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	385 Watt

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