Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium N4200E

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium N4200E and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful 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 parallel examination in special testing software such as 3DMark, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, MATLAB, Gears 5, Blender, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Blender, RealBench, 7zip, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium N4200E 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%

Pentium N4200E

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

Pentium N4200E

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	89.3
Valorant	101.7	101.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	56.8
Apex Legends	95.6	95.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	76.1
Overwatch	82.4	82.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.0
DOOM Eternal	50.9	50.8
Warzone	79.3	79.2
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.3
Valheim	84.4	84.3

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: 4K, 2K 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 N5030

295%

Pentium N4200E

218%

To make a final 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 Pentium N4200E as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 6W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. 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. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 Pentium N4200E
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	51
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	265	186
Cinbench 20 Single-core	347	115
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	590	378
Cinbench 23 Single-core	356	288
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1312	1060

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N4200E
Single-Core	1321	873
Multi-Core	2657	2146

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N4200E
Single-Core	531	393
Multi-Core	1479	1303

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N4200E
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1296
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Apollo Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	6
Turbo Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.5 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	13 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 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. 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: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium N4200E is better: 0
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium N4200E before making a selection which CPU 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 Pentium N4200E - all data

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

• Intel Pentium N4200E specs and review.