CPULaptopReleased Nov 4, 2019

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

4C/4T · 3.1 GHz · 6 W

The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is the top model of Intel's Gemini Lake Refresh family for low-power laptops, launched in November 2019 as the successor to the Pentium Silver N5000. Its four Goldmont Plus cores burst up to 3.1 GHz and it carries the larger 18-EU UHD Graphics 605, all within a 6 W envelope suited to fanless and thin designs.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Pentium/Celeron (Gemini Lake Refresh)
Codename: Gemini Lake Refresh
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Goldmont Plus
Release date: Nov 4, 2019
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 1.10 GHz
Boost clock: 3.10 GHz
TDP (design W): 6 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 4 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 14 nm
Intel 14 nm

Platform

Socket: FCBGA1090
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: UHD Graphics 605 (18 EU)
Clock: 750 MHz
Memory type: DDR4/LPDDR4-2400
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 8 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 2.0 (6 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2Intel 64AES-NISHAIntel VT-xIntel VT-d
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Laptops built on this chip ship with Windows 11, and it was included on Microsoft's original model-by-model Windows 11 processor list; the newer series-based lists for 24H2 and 25H2 do not name the Pentium Silver N5000 series separately, and 26H2 keeps the same hardware requirements. Windows 10 and mainstream Linux distributions are supported, and it was used in Chromebooks such as the HP Chromebook 14a.

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