Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i5-7200U

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i5-7200U and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning, programming. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, MATLAB, SuperPi, WPrime, Prime95, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, PassMark, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7200U 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%

Core i5-7200U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Core i5-7200U

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.0
Valorant	102.2	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.1	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.7
Overwatch	82.8	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.9
Valheim	84.8	84.9

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: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So 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%

Core i5-7200U

192%

To make a final 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 Core i5-7200U as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 15W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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	Intel Core i5-7200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	334
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	308
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	817
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	1978

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	1430	1807
Multi-Core	3783	3391

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	591	864
Multi-Core	1891	1952

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new 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	Intel Core i5-7200U
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1356
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	3	7
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1810 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	8 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i5-7200U is 19% better than Pentium Silver J5040 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver J5040 has 2 more core than Core i5-7200U. 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 Intel Core i5-7200U is better: 22
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely 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 Core i5-7200U before making a selection 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.

• Intel Core i5-7200U specs and review.