Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 or Intel Pentium Silver N5000 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 was released in Q2/2022. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 was released in Q4/2017. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 (3) | CPU group | Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) |
1 | Generation | 9 |
Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 | Architecture | Gemini Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 3.20 GHz while the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is at 1.10 GHz (2.70 GHz). |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz 1x Kryo Prime |
A-Core | 1.10 GHz (2.70 GHz) |
2.75 GHz 3x Kryo Gold |
B-Core | -- |
2.00 GHz 4x Kryo Silver |
C-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
Hexagon | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 or Intel Pentium Silver N5000 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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Qualcomm Adreno 730 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.75 GHz |
7 | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
4 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
0 | Max. displays | 3 |
-- | Compute units | 18 |
-- | Shader | 144 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
12.1 | 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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Qualcomm Adreno 730 | 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 / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
LPDDR5-6400 | Memory | LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
6.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 6 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 3.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is --, while the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | 4.8 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | 105 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
4 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv9-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
-- | Socket | BGA 1090 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q2/2022 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 730 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
Unknown | ASUS VivoBook 14 N5000 Acer Swift 1 N5000 MEDION Notebook N5000 Lenovo IdeaPad N5000 |