Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Core i7-3615QE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Core i7-3615QE 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 i7-3615QE

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 22 nm
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 45 Watt

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3615QE

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% higher maximum memory size: 16.11 GB vs 16 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1797 vs 1765
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5612 vs 5326

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	16.11 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1797 vs 1765
PassMark - CPU mark	5612 vs 5326

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N6005
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3615QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1765

1797

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5326

5612

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Core i7-3615QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1765	1797
PassMark - CPU mark	5326	5612

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Core i7-3615QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'21	April 2012
Place in performance rating	1418	1395
Processor Number	N6005	i7-3615QE
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of cores		4
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16.11 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3/DDR3L 1067/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E71
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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	31mm x 24mm (BGA 1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 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)
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)