Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core i3-2357M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Core i3-2357M 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.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Intel Core i3-2357M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 138% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 17 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1226 vs 601
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2573 vs 788

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 27 June 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1226 vs 601
PassMark - CPU mark	2573 vs 788

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2357M

2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB

Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2357M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1226

601

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2573

788

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i3-2357M
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781
PassMark - Single thread mark	1226	601
PassMark - CPU mark	2573	788
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2475

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i3-2357M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	27 June 2011
Place in performance rating	2244	2253
Processor Number	N5030	i3-2357M
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	1.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	1.3 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
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
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	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	950 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 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	2
CRT
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
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)
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™)