Ultra 7 164U vs Pentium Silver A1030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	795
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency	no data	100.00
Architecture codename	no data	Meteor Lake-U (2023)
Release date	1 July 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$448

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	14
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	110 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U 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
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 GHz	1.8 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.2
OpenGL	4.4	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 7 164U.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	8
PCI support	no data	4.0 and 3.0
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2020	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	14
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	9 Watt

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