Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L 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.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5030

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 91°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
8.3x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1241 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 91°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1241 vs 977

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 8 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 2594

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 8 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 2594

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1241

977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2594

3518

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781
PassMark - Single thread mark	1241	977
PassMark - CPU mark	2594	3518

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2237	2231
Processor Number	N5030	E5-2418L
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x3184
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 605
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	50 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	24
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	Gen 3.0
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 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® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)