Pentium Silver N5000 vs i3-8100

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-8100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.84
+149%
Pentium Silver N5000
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54

Core i3-8100 outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14662134
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium Silver
Power efficiency5.8624.29
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date24 September 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3611
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100 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)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Silver N5000.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
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.

i3-8100 3.84
+149%
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.

i3-8100 6102
+150%
Pentium Silver N5000 2442

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-8100 1265
+266%
Pentium Silver N5000 346

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-8100 3464
+303%
Pentium Silver N5000 860

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 1.54
Integrated graphics card 3.09 1.18
Recency 24 September 2017 11 December 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

i3-8100 has a 149.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 161.9% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium Silver N5000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-8100 is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver N5000 is a notebook one.


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