i7-1068G7 vs Pentium Silver N5000

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2413	1415
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	24.84	18.30
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date	11 December 2017 (7 years ago)	1 August 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplier	11	23
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	93 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	59.732 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare UHD Graphics 605 and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core i7-1068G7.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.39	4.78
Integrated graphics card	1.07	4.94
Recency	11 December 2017	1 August 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt

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