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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

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Intel Pentium Silver N5030		AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU comparison Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050U - 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 Athlon Silver 3050U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U was released in Q1/2020.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4)	CPU group	AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3)
9	Generation	4
Gemini Lake	Architecture	Dali (Zen)
Notebook	Segment	Notebook
--	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 Athlon Silver 3050U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).
Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.20 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.30 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.25 GHz	GPU frequency	1.10 GHz
0.75 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	8
14 nm	Technology	14 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 RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
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	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 Athlon Silver 3050U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-2400
8 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 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 Athlon Silver 3050U is 15 W.
Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
6 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
4.8 W	TDP down	12 W
105 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
14 nm	Technology	14 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, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1090	Socket	FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q4/2019	Release date	Q1/2020
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 (65%)

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 (82%)

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	458 (52%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	873 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	979 (64%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	1524 (100%)

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 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	500 (67%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	749 (100%)

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 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1333 (93%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	1436 (100%)

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 UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz	216 (51%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422 (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 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2639 (88%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	3004 (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 Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	91 (75%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	122 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	181 (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 Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	10 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 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 4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	668 (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 Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	265 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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