Processor 300 vs Pentium Silver N6005

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N6005
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
3.38
Processor 300
2024
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.51
+33.4%

Processor 300 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15691319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency31.979.27
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$82

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 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 speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 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
SocketFCBGA13381700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 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 N6005 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Processor 300.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanes816
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
Processor 300 4.51
+33.4%

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
Processor 300 7160
+33.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.38 4.51
Integrated graphics card 5.58 2.86
Recency 11 January 2021 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 46 Watt

Pentium Silver N6005 has 95.1% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores, and 360% lower power consumption.

Processor 300, on the other hand, has a 33.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The Processor 300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6005 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Silver N6005 is a notebook processor while Processor 300 is a desktop one.


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