Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Intel Core i3-5020U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Core i3-5020U 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 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2617 vs 2208
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1226 vs 1059
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 December 2017 vs 31 March 2015
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2617 vs 2208
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1226 vs 1059

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-5020U

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1250 vs 1136
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 467 vs 433
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 865 vs 719
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2681 vs 2072
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 865 vs 719
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2681 vs 2072
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1250 vs 1136
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 467 vs 433
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 865 vs 719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2681 vs 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 865 vs 719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2681 vs 2072

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5000
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-5020U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1136
1250
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2617
2208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
433
467
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1226
1059
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
719
865
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2072
2681
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
719
865
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2072
2681
Name Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Core i3-5020U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1136 1250
PassMark - CPU mark 2617 2208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 433 467
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1226 1059
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 719 865
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2072 2681
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 719 865
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2072 2681
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3495

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Core i3-5020U

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Broadwell
Launch date 11 December 2017 31 March 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $161 $281
Place in performance rating 1678 1673
Processor Number N5000 i3-5020U
Series Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $459
Value for money (0-100) 2.04

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz 2.20 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 105°C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 82 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L3 cache 3 MB
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3184 0x1616
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz 900 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB 16 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605 Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video 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 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.4 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm 40mm x 24mmx 1.3mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt
Thermal Solution 105 deg C
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 600 MHz

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 12
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 4x1 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI

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™)