Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium 987

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium 987
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Pentium Intel Pentium
• Generation
  9 2
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 Intel Pentium 900

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium 987 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.10 GHz 1.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.10 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 605 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.75 GHz 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  18 6
• Shader
  144 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB --
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  9.5 6
• DirectX Version
  12 10.1
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0 2.0
• PCIe lanes
  6 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or Intel Pentium 987? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W 17 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Gemini Lake Sandy Bridge U
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1090 BGA 1023
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q3/2012

List of devices based on Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium 987.

• Used in
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