Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Intel Core i3-2312M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Core i3-2312M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 85 C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1136 vs 902
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2620 vs 1159
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 December 2017 vs 20 February 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 85 C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1136 vs 902
PassMark - CPU mark 2620 vs 1159

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2312M

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1963 vs 433
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3645 vs 1226
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1963 vs 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3645 vs 1226

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5000
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2312M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1136
902
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2620
1159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
433
1963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1226
3645
Name Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Core i3-2312M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1136 902
PassMark - CPU mark 2620 1159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 433 1963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1226 3645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3495

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Core i3-2312M

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Sandy Bridge
Launch date 11 December 2017 20 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $161 $225
Place in performance rating 1677 1683
Processor Number N5000 i3-2312M
Series Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz 2.10 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 85 C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Transistor count 624 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3184 0x116
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz 1.10 GHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 2
CRT
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm *rPGA988B);
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution 105 deg C

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology

Virtualization

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