Ryzen 5 7500F vs Pentium Silver N5030
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7500F outperforms Pentium Silver N5030 by a whopping 942% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2075 | 379 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 13 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 66.13 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Gemini Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 25.71 | 24.72 |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 22 July 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | N/A |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 24 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.63 | 16.98 |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 22 July 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Silver N5030 has 983.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7500F, on the other hand, has a 941.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 7500F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5030 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Silver N5030 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7500F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N5030 and Ryzen 5 7500F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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