Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Prime95, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Handbrake, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Gears 5.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7300HQ 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 i5-7300HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.1
Valorant	102.2	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.0
Apex Legends	96.1	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.6
Overwatch	82.8	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.8
Warzone	79.7	80.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.0
Valheim	84.8	85.9

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have 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. 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%

Core i5-7300HQ

66%

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 Core i5-7300HQ since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. 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. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	143
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	288
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	1083
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	789
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	2824

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	1430	2001
Multi-Core	3783	5134

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	591	900
Multi-Core	1891	3045

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 Core i5-7300HQ
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	January 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1440
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	3	7
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	2100 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	8 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 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 i5-7300HQ is 19% better than Pentium Silver J5040 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: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7300HQ is better: 30
Although it should be realized that all the number 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 the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Core i5-7300HQ before making a choice 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 i5-7300HQ specs and review.