Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Celeron J3455E

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Celeron J3455E tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, 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 special test applications such as Blender, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Gears 5, AIDA64, 3DMark, WPrime, 7zip, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, PassMark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Celeron J3455E 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%

Celeron J3455E

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver J5040 is 1% better than Celeron J3455E. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Celeron J3455E

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	89.2
Valorant	102.2	101.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	56.7
Apex Legends	96.1	95.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.0
Overwatch	82.8	82.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	69.9
DOOM Eternal	51.1	50.7
Warzone	79.7	79.0
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.1
Valheim	84.8	84.1

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: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 Silver J5040

197%

Celeron J3455E

107%

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 Celeron J3455E as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 10W. Power consumption is particularly 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all cores and threads 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 find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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	Intel Celeron J3455E
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	103
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	247
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	222
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	514
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	555
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	1322

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Celeron J3455E
Single-Core	1430	872
Multi-Core	3783	2339

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Celeron J3455E
Single-Core	591	323
Multi-Core	1891	1139

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. 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 even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Celeron J3455E
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1296
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Apollo Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	3	8
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.3 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	1.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1300 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Silver J5040 is 25% better than Celeron J3455E in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron J3455E is better: 5
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Celeron J3455E before making a decision which of the CPUs 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.

Intel Celeron J3455E - all data

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

• Intel Celeron J3455E specs and review.