Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G 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.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N6005

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5367 vs 3813

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5367 vs 3813

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.30 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1837 vs 1768

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1837 vs 1768

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N6005
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1768

1837

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5367

3813

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1768	1837
PassMark - CPU mark	5367	3813

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'21	16 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1414	1403
Processor Number	N6005	R1505G
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	R1000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		Ryzen Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2400 MHz
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3300 MHz
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of cores		2
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E71
Execution Units	32	3
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Number of pipelines		192
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	14	4
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x8
Total number of SATA ports		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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)