Pentium Silver N5030 vs Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Pentium Silver N5030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2708	1984
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.01	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2009)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	December 2006 (17 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$50	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Pentium Silver N5030 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	220 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	154 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Pentium Silver N5030 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM2	BGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Pentium Silver N5030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Pentium Silver N5030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 605

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Pentium Silver N5030.

PCI Express lanes

no data

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium Silver N5030 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5400+ by 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.59	1.66
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

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