Pentium Silver N5000 vs Core i5-4302Y
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms i5-4302Y by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4302Y and Pentium Silver N5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2409 | 2037 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Pentium Silver |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Goldmont Plus (2017) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 11 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4302Y 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4302Y 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | BGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11.5 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4302Y and Pentium Silver N5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4302Y and Pentium Silver N5000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4302Y and Pentium Silver N5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 4200 | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4302Y and Pentium Silver N5000.
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 6 |
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.
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 61% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core i5-4302Y outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by 44% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 41% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 28% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 20% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Core i5-4302Y outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by 1% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Pentium Silver N5000 outperforms Core i5-4302Y by 32% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Core i5-4302Y outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by 27% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.98 | 1.58 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.95 | 1.17 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 11 December 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium Silver N5000 has a 61.2% higher aggregate performance score, 23.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 83.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium Silver N5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4302Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4302Y and Pentium Silver N5000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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