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Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040 gaming benchmark

Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Prime95, PassMark, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, PCMark 10, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Blender, 3DMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Valorant
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Fortnite
  • Apex Legends
  • Valheim
  • Death Stranding
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Overwatch
  • Borderlands 3
  • Last Man Standing
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Fallout 76
  • Halo Infinite

   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver J5040 or Intel Core i3-8121U.


 
Intel Core i3-8121U
Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i3-8121U51% Pentium Silver J504051%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i3-8121U51% Pentium Silver J504051%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite90.189.9
Valorant102.4102.2
Cyberpunk 207757.357.2
Apex Legends96.296.1
Call of Duty Warzone76.876.6
Overwatch82.982.8
Red Dead Redemption 270.670.5
DOOM Eternal51.251.1
Warzone79.979.7
Assassin's Creed86.085.8
Valheim85.084.8
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i3-8121U200% Pentium Silver J5040197%
To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-8121U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver J5040 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 10W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i3-8121U Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Cinbench 15 Single-core13996
Cinbench 15 Multi-core305320
Cinbench 20 Single-core340199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core598737
Cinbench 23 Single-core563632
Cinbench 23 Multi-core21842340

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i3-8121U Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core19391430
Multi-Core43693783

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i3-8121U Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core901591
Multi-Core20631891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i3-8121U Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Announcement dateJuly 07, 2018January 01, 2020
TypeLaptopLaptop
SocketUnknownFCBGA1090
Core nameCannon LakeGemini Lake Refresh
Architecturex86x86
Generation83
Turbo Frequency3.2 MHz3.2 MHz
Frequency2.2 MHz2 MHz
Cores24
Threads44
Bus rate4 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography10 nm14 nm
Transistors count1800 millions1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)15 W10 W
Memory typeDDR4-2400, LPDDR4/x-2400DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory32 Gb8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-8121U is 9% better than Pentium Silver J5040 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver J5040 has 2 more core than Core i3-8121U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-8121U is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver J5040 is better: 7
   However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-8121U and Intel Pentium Silver J5040 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i3-8121U - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


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• Vs Core i5-6287U
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• Vs Core i5-7287U
• Vs Core i5-6442EQ
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i3-8145U
• Vs Core i3-7167U
• Vs Core i5-4670R
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• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Athlon Gold 3150U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
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• Vs Pentium Silver N6005
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Athlon PRO 200U
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs Pentium Silver N6000
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Athlon PRO 200U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Pentium Silver N6005
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250C
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i7-7500U
• Vs Pentium Silver A1030
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405U
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Core i5-6300U
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050e
• Vs Core i5-6200U
• Vs Pentium J6426
• Vs Celeron G5905
• Vs Celeron G5920
• Vs Celeron G5900
• Vs 3015e
• Vs 3020e
• Vs Core i5-5200U
• Vs Pentium 6805
• Vs Core i5-3210M
• Vs Celeron J3455E
• Vs Celeron 6305
• Vs Pentium N4200E
• Vs A6-9550
• Vs Xeon D-1602
• Vs Core i3-10110Y
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050U
• Vs Celeron N5100
• Vs Celeron N4500
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050C
• Vs Celeron N5095
• Vs Celeron N5205U
• Vs Athlon Gold 3150U
• Vs Pentium Silver N5030
• Vs Core i3-L13G4
• Vs Core i5-L16G7
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400E
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400TE
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400T
• Vs Athlon Gold 3150C
• Vs Pentium 6405U
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i3-8145UE
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Core m3-8100Y
• Vs Core i3-10110U
• Vs Core i5-6287U
• Vs Core i3-7101TE
• Vs Core i5-7287U
• Vs Core i5-8210Y
• Vs Core i3-8145U
• Vs Core i3-7167U
• Vs Core i3-7020U
• Vs Core i3-8130U
• Vs Core i7-6660U
• Vs Core i3-8109U
• Vs Core i7-8500Y
• Vs Pentium Gold G6400
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