Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium A1020

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium A1020 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 Pentium A1020

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 10 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1213 vs 726
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2544 vs 1249

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 10 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1213 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark	2544 vs 1249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Pentium A1020

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2544

1249

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium A1020
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781
PassMark - Single thread mark	1213	726
PassMark - CPU mark	2544	1249
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1081
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2817

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium A1020
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Bay Trail
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	2246	2248
Processor Number	N5030	A1020
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.41 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3L 1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	688 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	896 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		896 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	25mm X 27mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1170
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	X4, X2, X1
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0 and 2.0
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)