Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, SuperPi, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Blender, WPrime, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Furmark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver J5040 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400.

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 G7400

51%

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches 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 other games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	89.9
Valorant	102.8	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	57.2
Apex Legends	96.6	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	76.6
Overwatch	83.3	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.1
Warzone	80.2	79.7
Assassin's Creed	86.3	85.8
Valheim	85.3	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: FullHD, 2K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G7400

56%

Pentium Silver J5040

197%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor 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 G7400 since it has less power consumption: 46W 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 machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 G7400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	320
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	737
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	632
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	2340

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core	2746	1430
Multi-Core	4447	3783

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core	786	591
Multi-Core	2407	1891

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1090
Core name	Alder Lake	Gemini Lake Refresh
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency		3.2 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	10 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	2.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	0x4693

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G7400 is 53% better than Pentium Silver J5040 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver J5040 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G7400. 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 G7400 is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver J5040 is better: 4
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Pentium Silver J5040 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400 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.