Pentium Silver N6005 vs EPYC 7662
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7662 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by a whopping 1246% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 42 | 1552 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 19.14 | 32.01 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Jasper Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 19 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket SP3 | FCBGA1338 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 900 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 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 eDP | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 47.24 | 3.51 |
| Recency | 19 February 2020 | 11 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 4 |
| Threads | 128 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 10 Watt |
EPYC 7662 has a 1245.9% higher aggregate performance score, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium Silver N6005, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 2150% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6005 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7662 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Silver N6005 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7662 and Pentium Silver N6005, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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