Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, Furmark, PassMark, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, MATLAB, RealBench, Handbrake, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or Intel Core i3-8130U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-8130U

51%

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-8130U is 1% better than Pentium Silver N5030. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-8130U

51%

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs 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 less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	89.5
Valorant	102.4	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.0
Apex Legends	96.2	95.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	76.3
Overwatch	82.9	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.2	50.9
Warzone	79.9	79.3
Assassin's Creed	86.0	85.4
Valheim	85.0	84.4

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, FullHD or 4K. So 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-8130U

201%

Pentium Silver N5030

295%

To make a final 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 N5030 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-8130U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 6W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software 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 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 Core i3-8130U	Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	141	91
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	343	265
Cinbench 20 Single-core	283	347
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	498	590
Cinbench 23 Single-core	469	356
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1820	1312

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

	Intel Core i3-8130U	Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Single-Core	1937	1321
Multi-Core	3641	2657

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

	Intel Core i3-8130U	Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Single-Core	905	531
Multi-Core	2053	1479

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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-8130U	Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Announcement date	March 07, 2018	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1090
Core name	Kaby Lake R	Gemini Lake Refresh
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	10
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	2.2 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	32 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-8130U is 50% better than Pentium Silver N5030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N5030 has 2 more core than Core i3-8130U. 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 i3-8130U is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-8130U and Intel Pentium Silver N5030 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-8130U - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8130U specs and review.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver N5030 specs and review.