AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5005

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AMD EPYC 7251 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
AMD EPYC 7251 Intel Pentium Silver J5005

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7251 or Intel Pentium Silver J5005 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 7251 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7251 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 was released in Q4/2017.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4)
1 Generation 9
Naples (Zen) Architecture Gemini Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7251 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7251 is 2.10 GHz (2.90 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 is at 1.50 GHz (2.80 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7251 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 7251 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7251 or Intel Pentium Silver J5005 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 605
GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 18
-- Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 605
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7251 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 153.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7251 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 8 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
32.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 6
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7251 is 120 W, while the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7251 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7251 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 32.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7251 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
SP3 Socket BGA 1090
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2017
450 $ Release price 95 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7251 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 (63%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7251 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 (28%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
783 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
482 (62%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
4634 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1655 (36%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
14936 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3080 (21%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
128 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
82 (64%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
1093 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
302 (28%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
395 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1183 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
197 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
669 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.80 GHz
230 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD EPYC 7251 AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
13 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7251 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Unknown ASRock J5005-ITX
Intel NUC NUC7PJYH
Gigabyte Brix GB-BLPD-5005

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