Ultra 7 165U vs Pentium Silver N5030

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N5030
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.69
Core Ultra 7 165U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 15 Watt
11.44
+577%

Core Ultra 7 165U outperforms Pentium Silver N5030 by a whopping 577% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2070696
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Gemini LakeIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency25.6869.54
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date4 November 2019 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$448

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads414
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno 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 N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 605Intel® Graphics
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency750 MHz2 GHz
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.2
OpenGL4.44.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes612
PCI supportno data4.0
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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.

Pentium Silver N5030 1.69
Ultra 7 165U 11.44
+577%

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.

Pentium Silver N5030 2586
Ultra 7 165U 17502
+577%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Silver N5030 226
Ultra 7 165U 1636
+624%

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.

Pentium Silver N5030 81
Ultra 7 165U 240
+197%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Silver N5030 1221
Ultra 7 165U 8642
+608%

Blender(-)

Pentium Silver N5030 3450
+970%
Ultra 7 165U 323

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Pentium Silver N5030 512
Ultra 7 165U 1734
+239%

7-Zip Single

Pentium Silver N5030 2645
Ultra 7 165U 4949
+87.1%

7-Zip

Pentium Silver N5030 7238
Ultra 7 165U 42287
+484%

WebXPRT 3

Pentium Silver N5030 95
Ultra 7 165U 272
+185%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 11.44
Recency 4 November 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 14
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Silver N5030 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 165U, on the other hand, has a 576.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 200% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

The Core Ultra 7 165U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5030 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N5030 and Core Ultra 7 165U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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