Processor comparison
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs AMD A8-5500
Intel
Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Intel BGA1090
1500 MHz
4 cores
Dec 2017
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD A8-5500
AMD Socket FM2
3200 MHz
4 cores
Oct 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005
- 55 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | AMD A8-5500 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| AES-NI | | |
| TSX | | |
| TXT | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | |
| HT | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | AMD A8-5500 |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel Gemini Lake | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Trinity |
| Release Date | Dec 2017 | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | AMD A8-5500 |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 605 | Radeon HD 7560D |
Cache
| Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | AMD A8-5500 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | AMD A8-5500 |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1090 | AMD Socket FM2 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | 71°C |
| Package | FC-BGA1090 | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium Silver J5005 | AMD A8-5500 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1500 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 2800 MHz | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 10 W | 65 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium Silver J50052800 points
- AMD A8-55002257 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium Silver J50056000 points
- AMD A8-55006402 points
Points - higher is better