Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

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 Xeon E3-1268L v3

2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1879 vs 1768
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5770 vs 5367

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1879 vs 1768
PassMark - CPU mark	5770 vs 5367

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Silver N6005
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1768

1879

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5367

5770

Name	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1768	1879
PassMark - CPU mark	5367	5770
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'21	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	1414	1417
Processor Number	N6005	E3-1268LV3
Series	Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of cores		4
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E71
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 4600
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
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
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
Scalability		1S Only
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® 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)