Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons   25-07-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, Furmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, 7zip, WPrime, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 or Intel Celeron N5205U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Celeron N5205U

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 N5205U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5205U

51%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.8
Valorant	102.1	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.1
Apex Legends	96.0	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.5
Overwatch	82.7	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.0
Warzone	79.6	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.7
Valheim	84.7	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5205U

131%

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

To make a final decision 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 N5205U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver A1030 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	88
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	241	294
Cinbench 20 Single-core	196	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	585	678
Cinbench 23 Single-core	424	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1556	2150

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

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	1277	1314
Multi-Core	3149	3477

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

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	592	543
Multi-Core	1813	1738

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement date	December 11, 2019	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1090
Core name	Comet Lake	Gemini Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10
Turbo Frequency	2.2 MHz	2.7 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	64 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 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 5% better than Celeron N5205U 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 N5205U is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron N5205U and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Celeron N5205U - all data

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

• Intel Celeron N5205U 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.