Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon 320GE

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon 320GE tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Handbrake, Gears 5, 7zip, WPrime, MATLAB, Blender, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

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 AMD Athlon 320GE 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 320GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Athlon 320GE

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.3
Valorant	102.2	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.5
Apex Legends	96.1	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.0
Overwatch	82.8	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.3
Warzone	79.7	80.1
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.2
Valheim	84.8	85.2

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. 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 Silver J5040

197%

Athlon 320GE

93%

To make a final resolution 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 Athlon 320GE since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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 programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 benefit 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 Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 320GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	93
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	490
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	234
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	1068
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	603
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	2903

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 320GE
Single-Core	1430	2181
Multi-Core	3783	5116

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 320GE
Single-Core	591	980
Multi-Core	1891	2274

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon 320GE
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	3.5 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	DDR4
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		YD32GEC6M2OFH YD32GEC6FHBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 320GE is 42% better than Pentium Silver J5040 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver J5040 has 2 more core than Athlon 320GE. 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 320GE is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD Athlon 320GE before making a selection which processor 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 320GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon 320GE specs and review.