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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
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Q1/2019
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Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

What's the best choice Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or Intel Pentium Gold 5405U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Silver N5030 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    809 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    769 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    952 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    965 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1237 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 109% better clock speed

    2.30 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold 5405U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    913 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1036 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1324 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    584 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    635 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    886 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 left arrow Intel Pentium 5000
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 8
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.1 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.1 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    18 left arrow 12
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 605 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 610
  • GPU Turbo
    750 MHz left arrow 950 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    144 left arrow 96
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Intel Pentium Silver N5030. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    - left arrow DDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
  • PCIe lanes
    6 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 12.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Gemini Lake left arrow Whiskey Lake U
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Socket
    BGA 1090 left arrow BGA 1528
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

506.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
539.000000
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1275.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
1120.000000
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

216.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
182.000000
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

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