Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Core i7-7500U and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Prime95, 3DMark, RealBench, PassMark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 7zip, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Core i7-7500U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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 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: DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Control, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.3
Valorant	102.0	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.4
Apex Legends	95.9	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.9
Overwatch	82.6	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.3
Warzone	79.6	80.0
Assassin's Creed	85.7	86.2
Valheim	84.7	85.1

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: 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 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 i7-7500U

215%

To make a finishing choice 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 Core i7-7500U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver A1030 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i7-7500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	88	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	294	376
Cinbench 20 Single-core	183	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	678	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	581	519
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2150	2492

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i7-7500U
Single-Core	1314	1956
Multi-Core	3477	3649

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Core i7-7500U
Single-Core	543	971
Multi-Core	1738	2214

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy 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 i7-7500U
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1356
Core name	Gemini Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation		7
Turbo Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1000 millions	1700 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	8 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 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 i7-7500U is 25% better than Pentium Silver A1030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver A1030 has 2 more core than Core i7-7500U. 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: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7500U is better: 28
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and Intel Core i7-7500U before making a decision 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 i7-7500U specs and review.