Pentium Silver N5000 vs i3-7167U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-7167U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 28 Watt
2.13
+38.3%
Pentium Silver N5000
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54

Core i3-7167U outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18612119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium Silver
Power efficiency7.1724.19
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2811
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB4 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data93 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1356FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM64 MBno data
Speed Shift+-
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory32 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7167U and Pentium Silver N5000.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes126
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-7167U 2.13
+38.3%
Pentium Silver N5000 1.54

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-7167U 3368
+37.9%
Pentium Silver N5000 2442

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.13 1.54
Integrated graphics card 4.55 1.17
Recency 3 January 2017 11 December 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 6 Watt

i3-7167U has a 38.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 288.9% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium Silver N5000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-7167U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.


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