Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core i5-7200U

Processor comparisons   29-07-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Core i5-7200U tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, WPrime, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Blender, 7zip, SuperPi, Blender, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, AIDA64, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7200U 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%

Core i5-7200U

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-7200U is 1% better than Pentium Silver N5030. 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 N5030

50%

Core i5-7200U

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	90.0
Valorant	101.7	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.3
Apex Legends	95.6	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	76.7
Overwatch	82.4	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.6
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.1
Warzone	79.3	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.9
Valheim	84.4	84.9

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 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. So 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 N5030

295%

Core i5-7200U

192%

To make a finishing 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 N5030 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7200U since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 15W. 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 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, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 N5030	Intel Core i5-7200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	265	334
Cinbench 20 Single-core	347	308
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	590	652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	356	817
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1312	1978

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	1321	1807
Multi-Core	2657	3391

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	531	864
Multi-Core	1479	1952

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even 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 Core i5-7200U
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1356
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1810 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 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	3 MB
Overclocking	yes	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 i5-7200U is 55% better than Pentium Silver N5030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N5030 has 2 more core than Core i5-7200U. 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7200U is better: 25
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Core i5-7200U before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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 Core i5-7200U specs and review.