Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 and Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 47 Watt

Launch date	11 December 2017 vs 1 March 2014
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	25.273
PassMark - Single thread mark		1134
PassMark - CPU mark		2598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3495

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Crystal Well	Gemini Lake
Family	Xeon E3
Launch date	1 March 2014	11 December 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$662	$161
Place in performance rating	1621	1613
Processor Number	E3-1284L v3	N5000
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Series		Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	750 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Device ID		0x3184
Execution Units		18
Graphics max dynamic frequency		750 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
MIPI-DSI
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt	6 Watt
Package Size		25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.8 W
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	6
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4