Intel Pentium Silver N6000 processor review

Intel Pentium Silver N6000

Pentium Silver N6000 processor released by Intel; release date: Q1'21. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Jasper Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.30 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105°C. Manufacturing process technology - 10 nm. Cache size: L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4 LPDDR4x. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1338. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 6 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 850 MHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1404
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
3049
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1404
PassMark - CPU mark 3049

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 192
Texture fill rate 28.80
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Games performance

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x10805.18

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72019.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72016.20
Medium, 1920x10806.55
High, 1920x10806.25

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76857.60
Medium, 1366x76848.10

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.20

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.10
Medium, 1920x10808.95
High, 1920x10808.33

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.93
Medium, 1920x10803.27
High, 1920x10802.27

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72057.30
Medium, 1366x76824.70
High, 1920x108011.80
Ultra, 1920x108010.90

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76813.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76825.10
Medium, 1366x76825.00
High, 1920x10805.59

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Jasper Lake
Launch date Q1'21
Place in performance rating 1780
Processor Number N6000
Series Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 LPDDR4x

Graphics

Device ID 0x4E71
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 850 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1338
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 14
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.2

Security & Reliability

Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)