Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i7-3820QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Intel Core i7-3820QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Silver N6000

Intel Core i7-3820QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N6000

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3820QM

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1870 vs 1411
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5659 vs 3054

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L3 cache	8192 KB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870 vs 1411
PassMark - CPU mark	5659 vs 3054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N6000
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3820QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1411

1870

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3054

5659

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i7-3820QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1411	1870
PassMark - CPU mark	3054	5659
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		742
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.238
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2072

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i7-3820QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'21	23 April 2012
Place in performance rating	1675	1672
Processor Number	N6000	i7-3820QM
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$498
Price now		$486.99
Value for money (0-100)		5.10
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E71	0x166
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
CRT
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1224, FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	14
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)