Pentium Silver N6000 vs i5-L16G7

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-L16G7
2020
5 cores / 5 threads, 7 Watt
2.13
+11.5%
Pentium Silver N6000
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.91

Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18701971
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Ice Lakeno data
Power efficiency28.7830.11
Architecture codenameLakefield (2020)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release dateJune 2020 (4 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-L16G7 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 cores5 (Penta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads54
Base clock speed1.4 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4,050 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-L16G7 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 configuration11
SocketFC-CSP1016FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-

Security technologies

Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGX--
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-L16G7 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-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR4X-4267DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth34 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency500 MHz850 MHz
Execution Units6432

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDX1212
OpenGLOpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Pentium Silver N6000.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes68
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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.

i5-L16G7 2.13
+11.5%
Pentium Silver N6000 1.91

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-L16G7 3386
+11.5%
Pentium Silver N6000 3037

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-L16G7 603
+24.6%
Pentium Silver N6000 484

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-L16G7 1193
+6.9%
Pentium Silver N6000 1116

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-L16G7 4079
Pentium Silver N6000 4132
+1.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-L16G7 9003
Pentium Silver N6000 9643
+7.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-L16G7 28.6
Pentium Silver N6000 16.92
+69%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-L16G7 3
Pentium Silver N6000 4
+12.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-L16G7 255
Pentium Silver N6000 291
+14.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-L16G7 90
Pentium Silver N6000 114
+27%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-L16G7 1.42
+0.7%
Pentium Silver N6000 1.41

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-L16G7 1634
Pentium Silver N6000 1915
+17.2%

Blender(-)

i5-L16G7 2027
+4.7%
Pentium Silver N6000 1935

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-L16G7 827
+13.7%
Pentium Silver N6000 727

7-Zip Single

i5-L16G7 3211
Pentium Silver N6000 3305
+2.9%

7-Zip

i5-L16G7 7587
Pentium Silver N6000 9212
+21.4%

WebXPRT 3

i5-L16G7 125
Pentium Silver N6000 146
+17.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.13 1.91
Physical cores 5 4
Threads 5 4
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 6 Watt

i5-L16G7 has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Pentium Silver N6000, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-L16G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6000 in performance tests.


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