Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs AMD A6-9220

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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-9220
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 AMD A6-9220

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or AMD A6-9220 - 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 N5030 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 was released in Q4/2019.

The AMD A6-9220 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A6-9220 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) CPU group AMD A6-9000 (4)
9 Generation 6
Gemini Lake Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.10 GHz). The AMD A6-9220 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (2.90 GHz).

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic AMD A6-9220
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic AMD A6-9220
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 605 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.66 GHz
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 3
18 Compute units 3
144 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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 605 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-9220 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic AMD A6-9220
, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
6 PCIe lanes 8
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the AMD A6-9220 is 15 W.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic AMD A6-9220
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down 10 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD A6-9220 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic AMD A6-9220
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1090 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q4/2019 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

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

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz
216 (86%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
251 (100%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2639 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
2158 (82%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
91 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
69 (76%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
265 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
112 (42%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
500 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1333 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
458 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
979 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
10 (100%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
245 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 AMD A6-9220
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