Should you use Intel Pentium Silver N5030 or Intel Core i9 8950HK? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a Base frequency of 1.1 GHz and 8 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has a base frequency of 2.9 GHz and 64 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 45 W |
| Max. temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
General | ||
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | November 4, 2019 | April 3, 2018 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Gemini Lake Refresh | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | N5030 | i9-8950HK |
| Socket | BGA-1090 | BGA-1440 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 605 | UHD Graphics 630 |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 1.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 750 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400 | DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133 |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 6 | 16 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 |
| Official page | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/197308/intel-pentium-silver-n5030-processor-4m-cache-up-to-3-10-ghz.html | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134903/intel-core-i9-8950hk-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz.html |
Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 522 | 1193 |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 1286 | 6892 |
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 1307 | 2481 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 2657 | 10811 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 508 | 1088 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 1414 | 5287 |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has been announced on November 2019 whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has been announced on April 2018. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is 2657 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i9 8950HK is 10811.
Coming to the Memory, Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a memory size of 8 GB while Intel Core i9 8950HK comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has 4 cores with 4 threads whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has 6 cores with 4 threads. Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has base frequency of 1.1 GHz whereas Intel Core i9 8950HKhas base frequency of 2.9 GHz.