Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5005

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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Pentium Silver J5005

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2017.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4)
4 Generation 9
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Gemini Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Silver J5005 clocks with 1.50 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.60 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2, while the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400
768 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
40 PCIe lanes 6
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Silver J5005 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Silver J5005 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver J5005
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 2011 Socket BGA 1090
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q4/2017
1150 $ Release price 95 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 (73%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 (29%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
618 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
482 (78%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5536 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1655 (30%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
588 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
395 (67%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3558 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1183 (33%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
2389 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
669 (28%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
13142 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3080 (23%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
113 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
82 (73%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
916 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
302 (33%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
197 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
@ 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.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
13 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
336.4 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
3204 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
Unknown ASRock J5005-ITX
Intel NUC NUC7PJYH
Gigabyte Brix GB-BLPD-5005

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