Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, RealBench, 3DMark, Prime95, Gears 5, PassMark, Furmark, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, WPrime, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, 7zip, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 Silver 3050GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, 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 little game result, just 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: DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	89.9
Valorant	102.2	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.2
Apex Legends	96.1	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.6
Overwatch	82.8	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.7	79.7
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.8
Valheim	84.8	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 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 Silver 3050GE

84%

To make a finishing 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 Athlon Silver 3050GE since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn 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 run, 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 Silver 3050GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	79
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	416
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	906
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	2465

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Single-Core	1430	2059
Multi-Core	3783	4344

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Single-Core	591	890
Multi-Core	1891	1862

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	July 21, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1090	AM4
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	3	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 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	1400 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		YD305GC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 Silver 3050GE. 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: 9
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE is better: 15
Although 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 comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 Silver 3050GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE specs and review.