Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Core i5-6442EQ 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

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1649
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5384 vs 4487

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770 vs 1649
PassMark - CPU mark	5384 vs 4487

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N6005
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6442EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

1649

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5384

4487

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770	1649
PassMark - CPU mark	5384	4487

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'21	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1322	1420
Processor Number	N6005	i5-6442EQ
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.90 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of cores		4
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E71	0x191B
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	25 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		Up to 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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Intel® TSX-NI
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)