Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

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Intel Pentium Silver J5005 or Intel Pentium Silver J5005 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q4/2017 and belongs to the 9 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Silver J5005, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1090 socket.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series.
To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 Group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
9 Generation 2
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Name Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Pentium Family Intel Xeon Gold
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 is 1.5 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 2.8 GHz.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is 2.1 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
2.7 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) None
2.8 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) 3.8 GHz
normal Core architecture normal
1.5 GHz Frequency 2.1 GHz
4 CPU Cores 16
No Overclocking No
No Hyperthreading Yes
4x Cores 16x
4 Threads 32
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 605, which has 144 texture shaders
and 18 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T does not have integrated graphics.
0.8 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
14 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
8.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
18 Execution units --
Q4/2017 Release date --
Intel UHD Graphics 605 GPU name
144 Shaders --
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
9.5 Generation --
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
Decode / Encode VP9 --
Decode / Encode VP8 --
Decode VC-1 --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
Decode / Encode h264 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
Decode / Encode AVC --
No AV1 --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 8.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400 Memory type DDR4-2666
38.4 GB/s Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes AES-NI Yes
No ECC Yes
pci PCIe pci
8.0 GB Max. Memory 1.0 TB
2 Memory channels 6
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 10 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 105 W watts.
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
105 °C Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 22.0 MB cache.
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
14 nm Technology 14 nm
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Part Number --
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
Q4/2017 Release date Q2/2019
95 $ Release price 1349 $
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
4.0 MB L3-Cache 22.0 MB
BGA 1090 Socket LGA 3647
Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Gemini Lake Architecture Cascade Lake