Pentium Silver N5000 vs i3-4100U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2119
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium Silver
Power efficiency	no data	24.29
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date	4 June 2013 (11 years ago)	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 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	4	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	11
L1 cache	64K (per core)	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm2	93 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4400	Intel UHD Graphics 605
Max video memory	2 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	18
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4100U and Pentium Silver N5000.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	6
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	4	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	2
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	8
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.35	1.17
Recency	4 June 2013	11 December 2017
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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