i5-12600KF vs Pentium Silver N5030

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N5030
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.63
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.56
+977%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms Pentium Silver N5030 by a whopping 977% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2089358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Gemini LakeIntel Core i5
Power efficiency25.6913.29
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB9.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 605no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes620
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 1.63
i5-12600KF 17.56
+977%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium Silver N5030 2594
i5-12600KF 27899
+976%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium Silver N5030 357
i5-12600KF 2519
+606%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium Silver N5030 783
i5-12600KF 12309
+1472%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 17.56
Recency 4 November 2019 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium Silver N5030 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 977.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Silver N5030 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N5030 and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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