Intel Core i5-1230U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Last updated: 2023-08-11

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1230U		Intel Pentium Silver N6005
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-1230U or Intel Pentium Silver N6005 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-1230U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1230U was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 was released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)	CPU group	Intel Pentium N6000 (2)
12	Generation	10
Alder Lake U	Architecture	Jasper Lake
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-1230U is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Core i5-1230U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
10	Cores	4
12	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove	A-Core	2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Tremont
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-1230U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake)
0.25 GHz	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
13	GPU Generation	11
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
4	Max. displays	3
80	Compute units	32
640	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-1230U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-1230U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2933
64 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.50 MB	L2 Cache	1.50 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
28	PCIe lanes	8
55.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1230U has a TDP of 9 W, that of the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is 10 W.
Intel Core i5-1230U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
9 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	10 W
29 W	TDP (PL2)	20 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-1230U has a 18.50 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 cache has a total of 5.50 MB.
Intel Core i5-1230U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1744	Socket	BGA 1338
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2021
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1230U (100%)

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (52%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1230U (100%)

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (46%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1479 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	764 (52%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-1230U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 0.90 GHz	1115 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.90 GHz	483 (43%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	10864 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5040 (46%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2489 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	591 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1788 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	279 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-1230U 10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	925 (100%)

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