Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon 300GE and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, AIDA64, PCMark 10, 7zip, Blender, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, RealBench, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Blender, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon 300GE or 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

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.2
Valorant	102.2	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.4
Apex Legends	96.1	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.9
Overwatch	82.8	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.3
Warzone	79.7	80.0
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.1
Valheim	84.8	85.1

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So 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

Pentium Silver J5040

197%

Athlon 300GE

89%

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 Pentium Silver J5040 is more energy efficient than the Athlon 300GE as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores 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. 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 Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 300GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	471
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	225
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	1027
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	580
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	2791

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	1430	2097
Multi-Core	3783	4919

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	591	942
Multi-Core	1891	2187

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 300GE
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1090	AM4
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	8 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD30GEC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 300GE is 41% better than Pentium Silver J5040 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver J5040 has 2 more core than Athlon 300GE. 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 Silver J5040 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 26
However, it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD Athlon 300GE before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

AMD Athlon 300GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon 300GE specs and review.