Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core i7-3615QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Core i7-3615QM 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, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Intel Core i7-3615QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 23 April 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3615QM

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1707 vs 1241
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5198 vs 2595

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1707 vs 1241
PassMark - CPU mark	5198 vs 2595

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3615QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1241

1707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2595

5198

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i7-3615QM
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781
PassMark - Single thread mark	1241	1707
PassMark - CPU mark	2595	5198
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.911
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2649

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i7-3615QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	23 April 2012
Place in performance rating	2236	2230
Processor Number	N5030	i7-3615QM
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		6144 KB
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184	0x166
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.2 GHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
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
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	31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1224
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	45 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	3.0
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™)