Pentium Silver N6000 vs i5-560UM

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2751	1949
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	3.34	30.40
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	850 MHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-560UM and Pentium Silver N6000.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	8
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	14
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.66	2.00
Recency	26 September 2010	11 January 2021
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	6 Watt

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