Intel Celeron N4500 vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons 17-07-2021

   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Celeron N4500 vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Gears 5, 7zip, Handbrake, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Blender, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, RealBench, Furmark, AIDA64.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

DOOM: Eternal
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Overwatch
Fortnite
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Death Stranding
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 or Intel Celeron N4500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron N4500

50%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver A1030 is 1% better than Celeron N4500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N4500

50%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.2	89.8
Valorant	101.4	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.1
Apex Legends	95.3	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	76.0	76.5
Overwatch	82.1	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	69.9	70.4
DOOM Eternal	50.7	51.0
Warzone	79.1	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.2	85.7
Valheim	84.1	84.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N4500

337%

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron N4500 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver A1030 since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	71	88
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	189	294
Cinbench 20 Single-core	153	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	459	678
Cinbench 23 Single-core	333	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1222	2150

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	1002	1314
Multi-Core	2472	3477

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	608	543
Multi-Core	1184	1738

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement date	January 11, 2021	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1090
Core name	Jasper Lake	Gemini Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11
Turbo Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.7 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Silver A1030 is 44% better than Celeron N4500 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N4500 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 22
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Celeron N4500 and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Celeron N4500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N4500 specs and review.

Intel Pentium Silver A1030 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Silver A1030 specs and review.