Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core M-5Y10a

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Core M-5Y10a 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 Core M-5Y10a

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 781 vs 645
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 781 vs 645
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1240 vs 993
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2590 vs 1905

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 5 September 2014
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781 vs 645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781 vs 645
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240 vs 993
PassMark - CPU mark	2590 vs 1905

Reasons to consider the Intel Core M-5Y10a

2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 6 Watt

Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt vs 6 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Core M-5Y10a

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

781

645

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

781

645

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

993

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2590

1905

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core M-5Y10a
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781	645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781	645
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240	993
PassMark - CPU mark	2590	1905
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1292
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1292
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2038

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core M-5Y10a
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	5 September 2014
Place in performance rating	2236	2240
Processor Number	N5030	5Y10a
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	5th Generation Intel® Core™ M Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		82 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 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	LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184	0x161E
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	100 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	800 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB	16 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel® HD Graphics 5300
Graphics max dynamic frequency		800 MHz
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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	30mm x 16.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	4.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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™)