Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core i5-6500
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Core i5-6500 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 71°C
- 10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
| Launch date | 4 Nov 2019 vs 5 August 2015 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C vs 71°C |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500
- Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
- 8x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 8 GB
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1575 vs 781
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1575 vs 781
- Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2100 vs 1211
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5618 vs 2544
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB vs 8 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1575 vs 781 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1575 vs 781 |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2100 vs 1211 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 5618 vs 2544 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500
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| Name | Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Intel Core i5-6500 |
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| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 781 | 1575 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 781 | 1575 |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1211 | 2100 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2544 | 5618 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 899 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2938 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2112 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.525 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 75.209 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.436 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.188 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 5.811 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3075 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 5455 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3075 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 5455 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh | Skylake |
| Launch date | 4 Nov 2019 | 5 August 2015 |
| Place in performance rating | 2260 | 1430 |
| Processor Number | N5030 | i5-6500 |
| Series | Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $192 | |
| Price now | $234.38 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 9.10 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 1.10 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C | 71°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
| Die size | 177 mm | |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Supported memory types | DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
Graphics |
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| Device ID | 0x3184 | 0x1912 |
| Execution Units | 18 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 200 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | 1.05 GHz |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Processor graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | Intel® HD Graphics 530 |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.05 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| MIPI-DSI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| DVI | ||
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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| 4K resolution support | ||
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | |
| Max resolution over VGA | N / A | |
| Max resolution over WiDi | 1080p | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Package Size | 25mm x 24mm | 37.5mm x 37.5mm |
| Scenario Design Power (SDP) | 4.8 W | |
| Sockets supported | FCBGA1090 | FCLGA1151 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Thermal Solution | PCG 2015C (65W) | |
Peripherals |
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| 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 |
| PCIe configurations | 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | |
| UART | ||
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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™) | ||
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