i5-12450HX vs Pentium Silver N6005

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N6005
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
3.38
Core i5-12450HX
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 55 Watt
11.65
+245%

Core i5-12450HX outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1569672
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency31.9920.05
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX 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
SocketFCBGA1338FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz1.3 GHz
Execution Units3216

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core i5-12450HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes820
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no 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 N6005 3.38
i5-12450HX 11.65
+245%

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 N6005 5367
i5-12450HX 18508
+245%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.38 11.65
Recency 11 January 2021 10 May 2022
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Silver N6005 has 450% lower power consumption.

i5-12450HX, on the other hand, has a 244.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12450HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6005 in performance tests.


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