Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Intel Core i7-3610QE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Core i7-3610QE 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Intel Core i7-3610QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	11 December 2017 vs April 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 32.23 GB vs 8 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1645 vs 1129
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5234 vs 2607
7.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3169 vs 433
8.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10245 vs 1226

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	32.23 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1645 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	5234 vs 2607
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3169 vs 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10245 vs 1226

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5000
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1645

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2607

5234

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

433

3169

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1226

10245

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5000	Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1645
PassMark - CPU mark	2607	5234
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	433	3169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1226	10245
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.16

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5000	Intel Core i7-3610QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	11 December 2017	April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$161
Place in performance rating	1686	1689
Processor Number	N5000	i7-3610QE
Series	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32.23 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz	1.00 GHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 605	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max frequency		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	3
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	37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	45 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	3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes)
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4
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)