Intel Core i5-6287U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-6287U vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, 7zip, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, MATLAB, Blender, 3DMark, SuperPi, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Prime95, WPrime.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 or Intel Core i5-6287U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-6287U

51%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-6287U

51%

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 play 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 final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	89.8
Valorant	102.3	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.1
Apex Legends	96.2	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	76.5
Overwatch	82.9	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.0
Warzone	79.8	79.6
Assassin's Creed	86.0	85.7
Valheim	84.9	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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 i5-6287U

98%

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

To make a finishing 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 Pentium Silver A1030 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6287U as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	88
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	357	294
Cinbench 20 Single-core	267	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	939	678
Cinbench 23 Single-core	634	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2346	2150

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

	Intel Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	2009	1314
Multi-Core	3792	3477

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

	Intel Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	827	543
Multi-Core	2023	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 i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement date	November 07, 2015	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1090
Core name	Skylake	Gemini Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	6
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.7 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	32 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 i5-6287U is 35% better than Pentium Silver A1030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver A1030 has 2 more core than Core i5-6287U. 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 i5-6287U is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 3
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-6287U and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-6287U - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-6287U 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.