Apple A10 Fusion | Intel Pentium Silver J5040 | |
CPU comparisonApple A10 Fusion or Intel Pentium Silver J5040 - 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 Apple A10 Fusion has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.34 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A10 Fusion was released in Q3/2016. The Intel Pentium Silver J5040 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver J5040 was released in Q4/2019. |
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Apple A series (22) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
Apple A10/A10X (2) | CPU group | Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) |
10 | Generation | 9 |
A10 | Architecture | Gemini Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
Apple A9 | Predecessor | -- |
Apple A11 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A10 Fusion has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A10 Fusion is 2.34 GHz while the Intel Pentium Silver J5040 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver J5040 is at 2.00 GHz (3.20 GHz). |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver J5040 |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.34 GHz 2x Hurricane |
A-Core | 2.00 GHz (3.20 GHz) |
1.09 GHz 2x Zephyr |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Apple A10 Fusion or Intel Pentium Silver J5040 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. |
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Apple A10 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.25 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.80 GHz |
7 | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
16 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
1 | Max. displays | 3 |
24 | Compute units | 18 |
192 | Shader | 144 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Apple A10 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A10 Fusion can use up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Silver J5040 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s. |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver J5040 |
LPDDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 |
3 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
3.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 6 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 3.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A10 Fusion is 5 W, while the Intel Pentium Silver J5040 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver J5040 |
5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 10 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 105 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple A10 Fusion is manufactured in 10 nm and has 7.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Silver J5040 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver J5040 |
10 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
-- | Socket | BGA 1090 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
iOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q3/2016 | Release date | Q4/2019 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
Apple A10 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.80 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Intel Pentium Silver J5040 |
Apple iPhone 7 Apple iPhone 7 Plus Apple iPad (6. Gen) |
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