Intel Core i3-1115G4E vs Intel Pentium Silver N5030

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1115G4E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Pentium Silver N5030

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1115G4E or Intel Pentium Silver N5030 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1115G4E was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 was released in Q4/2019.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4)
11 Generation 9
Tiger Lake U Architecture Gemini Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1115G4E is 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is at 1.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5030
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5030
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E or Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 605
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
11 GPU Generation 9.5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 18
384 Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 605
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5030
LPDDR4X-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory , DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 6
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-1115G4E is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5030
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down 4.8 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E is manufactured in 10 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5030
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1449 Socket BGA 1090
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q4/2019
313 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1248 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
500 (40%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2428 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1333 (55%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz
216 (23%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
5834 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2639 (45%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
458 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
979 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
10 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
91 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
265 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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