Processor N95 vs Pentium Gold G6500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6500
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.71
Processor N95
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
+20.7%

Processor N95 outperforms Pentium Gold G6500 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17081603
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency4.2619.88
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed4.1 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 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
SocketFCLGA1200Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes169

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 3.27
Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.29
Recency 30 April 2020 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold G6500 has 34.9% faster integrated GPU.

Processor N95, on the other hand, has a 20.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 286.7% lower power consumption.

The Processor N95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6500 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G6500 is a desktop processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G6500 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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