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Intel Core i3-8109U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 gaming benchmark

Intel Core i3-8109U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i3-8109U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as 7zip, MATLAB, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Blender, Blender, 3DMark, Prime95, PassMark, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Last Man Standing
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Valheim
  • Fallout 76
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Borderlands 3
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Death Stranding
  • Apex Legends
  • Fortnite
  • Overwatch
  • Valorant
  • Halo Infinite
  • Cyberpunk 2077

   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 or Intel Core i3-8109U.


 
Intel Core i3-8109U
Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i3-8109U51% Pentium Silver A103051%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i3-8109U51% Pentium Silver A103051%
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 less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite90.389.8
Valorant102.6102.0
Cyberpunk 207757.557.1
Apex Legends96.595.9
Call of Duty Warzone77.076.5
Overwatch83.182.6
Red Dead Redemption 270.870.4
DOOM Eternal51.351.0
Warzone80.179.6
Assassin's Creed86.285.7
Valheim85.284.7
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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i3-8109U119% Pentium Silver A1030120%
To make a finishing decision 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 Pentium Silver A1030 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-8109U since it has less power consumption: 28W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly 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 streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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. Since there are still many programs that 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 i3-8109U Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core14988
Cinbench 15 Multi-core392294
Cinbench 20 Single-core366183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core916678
Cinbench 23 Single-core559581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core21712150

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core21851314
Multi-Core43423477

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core1003543
Multi-Core22761738

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement dateJuly 07, 2018January 01, 2020
TypeLaptopLaptop
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1090
Core nameCoffee LakeGemini Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation8
Turbo Frequency3.6 MHz2.7 MHz
Frequency3 MHz2 MHz
Cores24
Threads44
Bus rate4 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count1900 millions1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)28 W15 W
Memory typeDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory32 Gb8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-8109U is 33% better than Pentium Silver A1030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver A1030 has 2 more core than Core i3-8109U. 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 i3-8109U is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 4
   However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-8109U and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i3-8109U - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Pentium Silver A1030 - all data

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


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• Vs Core i5-6442EQ
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Intel Pentium Silver A1030 Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Athlon PRO 200U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
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• Vs Ryzen 3 3250C
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405U
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Core i5-6300U
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050e
• Vs Core i5-6200U
• Vs Celeron G5905
• Vs Celeron G5920
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• Vs Celeron N5100
• Vs Celeron N4500
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050C
• Vs Celeron N5095
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• Vs Core i3-7167U
• Vs Core i3-7020U
• Vs Core i3-8130U
• Vs Core i7-6660U
• Vs Core i7-8500Y
• Vs Pentium Gold G6400
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