Pentium Silver N6005 vs Xeon X5675

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5675
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.03
+19.2%
Pentium Silver N6005
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
3.38

Xeon X5675 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14211569
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.08no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency4.0131.97
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature81 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GB16 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Pentium Silver N6005.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Xeon X5675 4.03
+19.2%
Pentium Silver N6005 3.38

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.

Xeon X5675 6396
+19.2%
Pentium Silver N6005 5367

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5675 502
Pentium Silver N6005 549
+9.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5675 2464
+72.5%
Pentium Silver N6005 1428

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 3.38
Recency 14 February 2011 11 January 2021
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon X5675 has a 19.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Silver N6005, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5675 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6005 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5675 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Silver N6005 is a notebook one.


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