Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core i3-5157U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Core i3-5157U 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 i3-5157U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 6 January 2015
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-5157U

2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1392 vs 1240

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1392 vs 1240
PassMark - CPU mark	2593 vs 2590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-5157U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

1392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2590

2593

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i3-5157U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240	1392
PassMark - CPU mark	2590	2593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		544
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1271

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i3-5157U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	6 January 2015
Place in performance rating	2236	2247
Processor Number	N5030	i3-5157U
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$315
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		133 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		1900 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, LPDDR3 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184	0x162B
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1 GHz
Max video memory	8 GB	16 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel® Iris® Graphics 6100
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	40mm x24mm x 1.3mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		23 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
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	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
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)
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™)