Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Atom x7-E3950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Atom x7-E3950 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Intel Atom x7-E3950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 12 Watt
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 781 vs 741
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 781 vs 741
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1259 vs 743
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2610 vs 2112

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 12 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781 vs 741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781 vs 741
PassMark - Single thread mark	1259 vs 743
PassMark - CPU mark	2610 vs 2112

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7-E3950

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 105°C

Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 105°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Atom x7-E3950

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

781

741

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

781

741

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

743

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2610

2112

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Atom x7-E3950
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781	741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781	741
PassMark - Single thread mark	1259	743
PassMark - CPU mark	2610	2112
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		837
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2381
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2381

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Atom x7-E3950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Apollo Lake
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	Q4'16
Place in performance rating	2144	2146
Processor Number	N5030	E3950
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series
Status	Launched	Announced
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	110°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Operating Temperature Range		-40°C to 85°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184	0x5A84
Execution Units	18	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	650 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel® HD Graphics 505
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2160 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160 @30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	Yes
OpenGL	4.4	Yes
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	24mm x 31mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1296
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	12 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	x4,x2,x1
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0	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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
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
HD Audio
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)