Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Celeron J3455E

Processor comparisons   29-07-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Celeron J3455E and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, Blender, 7zip, RealBench, SuperPi, Gears 5, Furmark, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, MATLAB, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Celeron J3455E or Intel Pentium Silver N5030.

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 N5030

50%

Celeron J3455E

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

Celeron J3455E

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small 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: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Control, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	89.2
Valorant	101.7	101.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	56.7
Apex Legends	95.6	95.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	76.0
Overwatch	82.4	82.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	69.9
DOOM Eternal	50.9	50.7
Warzone	79.3	79.0
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.1
Valheim	84.4	84.1

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 participating in the comparisons 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. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N5030

295%

Celeron J3455E

107%

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 N5030 is more energy efficient than the Celeron J3455E since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 10W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 N5030	Intel Celeron J3455E
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	103
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	265	247
Cinbench 20 Single-core	347	222
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	590	514
Cinbench 23 Single-core	356	555
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1312	1322

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Celeron J3455E
Single-Core	1321	872
Multi-Core	2657	2339

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Celeron J3455E
Single-Core	531	323
Multi-Core	1479	1139

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Celeron J3455E
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1296
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Apollo Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	8
Turbo Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.3 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	1.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1300 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Overclocking	yes	No
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 Celeron J3455E is 26% better than Pentium Silver N5030 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 N5030 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron J3455E is better: 6
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Celeron J3455E before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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.

Intel Celeron J3455E - all data

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

• Intel Celeron J3455E specs and review.