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).

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Intel Core i3-2312M

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: 1135 vs 902
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2617 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	1135 vs 902
PassMark - CPU mark	2617 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

1135

902

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2617

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	1135	902
PassMark - CPU mark	2617	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	1681
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™)