Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Processor comparisons 11-09-2022

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, SuperPi, Gears 5, Furmark, Prime95, Handbrake, RealBench, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, AIDA64, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
DOOM: Eternal
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Halo Infinite
Valorant

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver J5040 or Intel Pentium Gold G6400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	89.9
Valorant	102.7	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.2
Apex Legends	96.5	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.6
Overwatch	83.2	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.1
Warzone	80.1	79.7
Assassin's Creed	86.3	85.8
Valheim	85.2	84.8

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G6400

65%

Pentium Silver J5040

197%

To make a final decision 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 Pentium Silver J5040 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6400 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 10W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Cinbench 15 Single-core	166	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	320
Cinbench 20 Single-core	415	199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	953	737
Cinbench 23 Single-core	623	632
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2103	2340

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core	2441	1430
Multi-Core	4155	3783

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core	1138	591
Multi-Core	2313	1891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Announcement date	June 24, 2020	January 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCBGA1090
Core name	Comet Lake	Gemini Lake Refresh
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency		3.2 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	10 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6400 is 50% better than Pentium Silver J5040 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver J5040 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6400. 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 Pentium Gold G6400 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver J5040 is better: 5
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Pentium Silver J5040 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6400 specs and review.

Intel Pentium Silver J5040 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver J5040 specs and review.