Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Pentium J6426

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Pentium Silver J5040 vs Intel Pentium J6426 and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, Prime95, PassMark, RealBench, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, MATLAB, Furmark, 3DMark, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium J6426 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%

Pentium J6426

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 Pentium J6426. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

Pentium J6426

50%

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little 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: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	89.5
Valorant	102.2	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	56.9
Apex Legends	96.1	95.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.3
Overwatch	82.8	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.1	50.8
Warzone	79.7	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.4
Valheim	84.8	84.4

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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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%

Pentium J6426

136%

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 Pentium J6426 since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 10W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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 software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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 Pentium J6426
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	66
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	320	249
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	282
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	737	653
Cinbench 23 Single-core	632	705
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2340	1678

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Pentium J6426
Single-Core	1430	1172
Multi-Core	3783	2969

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

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Pentium J6426
Single-Core	591	410
Multi-Core	1891	1447

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 newer the processor, 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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	Intel Pentium J6426
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Embedded
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1493
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Elkhart Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	3	7
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	14 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB
Max. Memory	8 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	1.5 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. 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: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium J6426 is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the number in the table above 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 of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver J5040 and Intel Pentium J6426 before deciding 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 Pentium J6426 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium J6426 specs and review.