Ryzen Embedded R1600 vs Pentium Silver N5000

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N5000
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.60
Ryzen Embedded R1600
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.20
+37.5%

Ryzen Embedded R1600 outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21131859
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Silverno data
Power efficiency24.328.02
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)25 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size93 mm2209.8 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,950 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1090FP5
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
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

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 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 Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 605no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes68
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
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.

Pentium Silver N5000 1.60
Ryzen Embedded R1600 2.20
+37.5%

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.

Pentium Silver N5000 2442
Ryzen Embedded R1600 3365
+37.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 2.20
Recency 11 December 2017 25 February 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium Silver N5000 has 100% more physical cores, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Embedded R1600, on the other hand, has a 37.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The Ryzen Embedded R1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Embedded R1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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