Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Silver N5000 or HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G - 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 Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 was released in Q4/2017. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G was released in Q2/2020. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) |
9 | Generation | 7 |
Gemini Lake | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is 1.10 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is at 2.58 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.10 GHz (2.70 GHz) | A-Core | 2.58 GHz 1x Cortex-A76 |
-- | B-Core | 2.40 GHz 3x Cortex-A76 |
-- | C-Core | 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 or HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 605 | GPU | ARM Mali-G77 MP8 |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.80 GHz |
0.75 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | Vallhall 1 |
14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 1 |
18 | Compute units | 8 |
144 | Shader | 128 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 605 | GPU | ARM Mali-G77 MP8 |
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 / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G |
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
6 | PCIe lanes | -- |
3.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is 6 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
4.8 W | TDP down | -- |
105 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G |
14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | -- |
BGA 1090 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
Q4/2017 | Release date | Q2/2020 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8 @ 0.80 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G |
ASUS VivoBook 14 N5000 Acer Swift 1 N5000 MEDION Notebook N5000 Lenovo IdeaPad N5000 |
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