Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Core i5-3210M

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Core i5-3210M and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, 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 synthetic type tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, AIDA64, RealBench, Blender, Furmark, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Blender, Prime95, Gears 5, Handbrake, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3210M or 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

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Core i5-3210M

50%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver A1030 is 1% better than Core i5-3210M. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Core i5-3210M

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.5
Valorant	102.0	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.0
Apex Legends	95.9	95.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.3
Overwatch	82.6	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.0	50.9
Warzone	79.6	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.4
Valheim	84.7	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

Core i5-3210M

66%

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 A1030 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3210M as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 35W. 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 count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software 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 Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-3210M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	88	107
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	294	256
Cinbench 20 Single-core	183	231
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	678	534
Cinbench 23 Single-core	581	576
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2150	1373

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-3210M
Single-Core	1314	1545
Multi-Core	3477	2429

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-3210M
Single-Core	543	693
Multi-Core	1738	1489

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-3210M
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	January 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	PGA988B
Core name	Gemini Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation		3
Turbo Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1000 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max. Memory	8 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i5-3210M is 19% better than Pentium Silver A1030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver A1030 has 2 more core than Core i5-3210M. 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 Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3210M is better: 12
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and Intel Core i5-3210M before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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.

• Intel Core i5-3210M specs and review.