Intel Core i3-10110Y vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons   02-07-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-10110Y vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as AIDA64, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Gears 5, Handbrake, 7zip, PassMark, WPrime, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 or Intel Core i3-10110Y.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-10110Y

51%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-10110Y

50%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.7	89.8
Valorant	102.0	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.1
Apex Legends	95.9	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.5
Overwatch	82.6	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.0
Warzone	79.5	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.7
Valheim	84.6	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 comparing not only were the equipped with 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Core i3-10110Y

444%

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-10110Y is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver A1030 since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports 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 turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	105	88
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	272	294
Cinbench 20 Single-core	268	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	632	678
Cinbench 23 Single-core	450	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1746	2150

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

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	2271	1314
Multi-Core	3493	3477

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

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	934	543
Multi-Core	1712	1738

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	FCBGA1090
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Gemini Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	2.7 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	858 millions	1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s
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 50% better than Core i3-10110Y in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver A1030 has 2 more core than Core i3-10110Y. 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 Core i3-10110Y is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 11
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-10110Y and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-10110Y - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-10110Y 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.