Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processor review

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Pentium Silver N5000 processor released by Intel; release date: 11 December 2017. At the time of release, the processor cost $161. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Gemini Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.70 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L2 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 8 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1090. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 6 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605 with the following parameters: maximum video memory size - 8 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1136
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
2617
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
433
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
1226
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
719 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
2072 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3495 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
719.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
2072.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3495.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1136
PassMark - CPU mark 2617
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 719 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2072 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3495 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 719.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2072.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3495.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics 605

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 18
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x7208.50

Hearthstone (2020)

Low, 1920x108031.10

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76846.40
Medium, 1366x76826.95
High, 1366x76816.75

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.70

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72049.80
Medium, 1920x108039.00
High, 1920x108026.60
Ultra, 1920x108024.90
QHD, 2560x144023.60
4K, 3840x216015.00

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.60

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x7205.80

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x7201.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.65

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7201.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.20

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x76853.00
Medium, 1920x10808.90

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.60

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7208.80

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7203.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.15
Medium, 1920x10805.97
High, 1920x10805.39

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.50

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.40
Medium, 1920x10803.27

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x7205.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72039.70
Medium, 1366x76835.50
High, 1920x108017.70

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.80

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72026.80
Medium, 1920x10809.95

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x7205.50

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x7203.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.00

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.90

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76812.70
Medium, 1366x7685.50

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72011.40
Medium, 1366x7688.30

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x7204.30

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x7686.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76812.30

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76823.70
Medium, 1366x76814.30

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72035.45
Medium, 1366x76814.30
High, 1920x10807.40
Ultra, 1920x10806.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Ultra, 1920x10801.20

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76842.00
Medium, 1366x76812.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76811.60
Medium, 1366x7689.29

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x7687.80
Medium, 1366x7686.20

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76817.50
Medium, 1366x76813.10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72014.40
Medium, 1344x7569.30

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76896.90
Medium, 1366x76821.80
High, 1920x108010.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72025.30
Medium, 1366x76813.62
High, 1366x76811.61
Ultra, 1920x10803.75

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76831.60
Medium, 1366x76818.50
High, 1366x76812.50

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76828.80
Medium, 1366x76821.10
High, 1366x76818.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72019.90
Medium, 1366x76812.30
High, 1366x7687.50

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76827.40
High, 1366x76821.20
Ultra, 1920x10806.70

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x76878.70
Medium, 1360x76817.40
High, 1360x76810.00
Ultra, 1920x10803.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake
Launch date 11 December 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $161
Place in performance rating 1678
Processor Number N5000
Series Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3184
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt
Thermal Solution 105 deg C

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)