Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is a processor designed to handle everyday tasks. It is manufactured in the 14 nm process and is based on the Gemini Lake architecture. This makes it an energy-efficient choice for compact systems. Of particular note is the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 605.

This graphics unit enables smooth playback of videos and simple applications. For basic office work or surfing the web, this chip offers sufficient performance. It proves capable of reliably handling many standard applications. With its 4 MB Level 3 Cache, the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is a solid option.

It is well suited for devices where long battery life is important. This processor remains a sensible choice for price-conscious users. It offers a reliable foundation for everyday use. A maximum memory bandwidth of 38 GB/s characterizes this chip. This underscores its focus on efficiency rather than peak performance.

In short, it's a chip that simply and reliably does its job.
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Integrated Graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 605)
  • Reliable for daily tasks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 749 / 834
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 714 / 832
In segment Notebook
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Celeron N4000
2C / 2T · 2.60 GHz
365
Intel Celeron N4000C
2C / 2T · 2.60 GHz
365
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
364
Intel Celeron N4120
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
362
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C / 2T · 1.60 GHz
361
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-3337U
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
968
Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
967
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
965
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
927
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
920
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C / 2T · 3.20 GHz
181 cb
AMD A6-5400K
AMD A6-5400K 102 %
2C / 2T · 3.80 GHz
174 cb
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
171 cb
Intel Core i3-2350M
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
165 cb
Intel Celeron N4120
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
165 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-2328M
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
435
Intel Core i3-2330E
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
435
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
434
Intel Core i3-4100U
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
432
AMD A6-5400B
2C / 2T · 3.80 GHz
431
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2520M
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
491 cb
Intel Core i5-4210M
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
483 cb
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
482 cb
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
469 cb
Intel Celeron N4505
2C / 2T · 2.90 GHz
467 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2510E
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,305
Intel Core i5-3437U
2C / 4T · 1.90 GHz
1,305
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
1,304
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,289
AMD FX-9800P
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,288
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-3439Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000
218
AMD A6-4455M
AMD A6-4455M 100 %
AMD Radeon HD 7500G
217
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel UHD Graphics 605
216
Intel Atom x6427FE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
213
Intel Atom x6425RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
213
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-4510U
2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
749
Intel Core i5-5200U
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
743
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 1.10 GHz
740
Intel Core i5-3230M
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
735
AMD A10-7850K
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
729
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Celeron J4005
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
79 cb
Intel Celeron J4125
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
79 cb
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
78 cb
AMD FX-9800P
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
77 cb
Intel Celeron N4120
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
77 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD A10-7870K
4C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
250 cb
AMD A8-7670K
AMD A8-7670K 101 %
4C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
250 cb
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
248 cb
Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
247 cb
Intel Core i5-4350U
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
246 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Pentium (150)
CPU groupIntel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4)
ArchitectureGemini Lake
Technology14 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1090
Generation9
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Q1/2021

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x
Frequency: 1.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 2.70 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache4.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 605
GPU frequency0.20 - 0.75 GHz
CUs / Shader18 / 144
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ4/2017

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR4-2400
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory8 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe2.0 x 6
PCIe Bandwidth3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP6 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down4.8 W
T. junction max.105 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ4/2017
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
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