Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5600F

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Intel Pentium Silver N6005 or Intel Pentium Silver N6005 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Silver N6005, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1338 socket.
The Intel Pentium Gold G5600F features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Gold G5600F, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Intel Pentium N6000 Group Intel Pentium G5000
10 Generation 8
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Name Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
Intel Pentium Family Intel Pentium
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is 2.0 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.3 GHz.
The Intel Pentium Gold G5600F has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5600F is 3.9 GHz
4 Threads 4
4x Tremont Cores 2x
4 CPU Cores 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking No
3.3 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) None
2.0 GHz Frequency 3.9 GHz
3.0 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) None
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake), which has 256 texture shaders
and 32 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The Intel Pentium Gold G5600F does not have integrated graphics.
256 Shaders --
Q1/2021 Release date --
10 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
8.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
-- Max. displays --
32 Execution units --
0.45 GHz GPU frequency --
11 Generation --
0.9 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU name
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode VP8 --
Decode VC-1 --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
No AV1 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
Decode / Encode AVC --
Decode / Encode h264 --
Decode / Encode VP9 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
pci PCIe pci
Yes AES-NI Yes
DDR4-2933 Memory type DDR4-2400
No ECC Yes
16.0 GB Max. Memory 64.0 GB
2 Memory channels 2
46.9 GB/s Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 10 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 W watts.
20 W TDP (PL2) None
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
105 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
 
 

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is manufactured using a 10 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The Intel Pentium Gold G5600F is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2018
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
-- Release price --
Jasper Lake Architecture Coffee Lake S
4.0 MB L3-Cache 4.0 MB
Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- Part Number --
BGA 1338 Socket LGA 1151
1.5 MB L2-Cache 0 bytes
 
 

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