Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Furmark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Blender, 7zip, RealBench, SuperPi, AIDA64, PassMark, 3DMark, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, VeraCrypt, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7300HQ 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 i5-7300HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	91.1
Valorant	102.0	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	58.0
Apex Legends	95.9	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	77.6
Overwatch	82.6	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.8
Warzone	79.6	80.8
Assassin's Creed	85.7	87.0
Valheim	84.7	85.9

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

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

Core i5-7300HQ

66%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i5-7300HQ as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

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 Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	88	143
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	294	541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	183	288
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	678	1083
Cinbench 23 Single-core	581	789
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2150	2824

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	1314	2001
Multi-Core	3477	5134

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	543	900
Multi-Core	1738	3045

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	January 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1440
Core name	Gemini Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation		7
Turbo Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1000 millions	2100 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	8 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 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 i5-7300HQ is 19% better than Pentium Silver A1030 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7300HQ is better: 30
However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and Intel Core i5-7300HQ before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i5-7300HQ specs and review.