Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c

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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c was released in 2020.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2)
9 Generation 2
Gemini Lake Architecture Kryo 468
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz
2x Kryo 468 Gold
-- B-Core 2.40 GHz
6x Kryo 468 Silver

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 692 @ 5 TOPS

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 Qualcomm Adreno 618
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 2
18 Compute units --
144 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Qualcomm Adreno 618
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is --.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
14 nm Technology 8 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
Q4/2019 Release date 2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 (95%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 (86%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (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 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
500 (95%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
524 (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 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1333 (86%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1559 (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 Pentium Silver N5030
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz
216 (60%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (100%)

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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Unknown HP Chromebook x2 11
Acer Aspire 1 A114-61

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