Intel N100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Pentium Silver N5030 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel N100

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1211
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 2544

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 4 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1211
PassMark - CPU mark	5408 vs 2544

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5030

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1211

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

2544

Name	Intel N100	Intel Pentium Silver N5030
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	1211
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	2544
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		781

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Gemini Lake Refresh
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	4 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1317	2260
Processor Number	N100	N5030
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		1.10 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1	0x3184
Execution Units	24	18
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max frequency		750 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.8 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	6
USB revision	2.0/3.2	2.0/3.0
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel Wireless-AC MAC
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
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)