Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | AMD EPYC 9654P | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Silver N6000 or AMD EPYC 9654P - 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 Pentium Silver N6000 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N6000 was released in Q1/2021. The AMD EPYC 9654P has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9654P was released in Q4/2022. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Pentium N6000 (2) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
10 | Generation | 4 |
Jasper Lake | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Silver N6000 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is 1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9654P has 96 CPU cores and 192 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9654P is at 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654P |
4 | Cores | 96 |
4 | Threads | 192 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
3.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
2.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.55 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium Silver N6000 or AMD EPYC 9654P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) | GPU | no iGPU |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.85 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
11 | GPU Generation | -- |
10 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
32 | Compute units | -- |
256 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Silver N6000 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9654P supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654P |
DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
46.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
1.50 MB | L2 Cache | 96.00 MB |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 384.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
8 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is 6 W, while the AMD EPYC 9654P has a TDP of 360 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654P |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 360 W |
20 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 400 W |
4.8 W | TDP down | 320 W |
105 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 5.50 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9654P is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 480.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654P |
10 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
BGA 1338 | Socket | SP5 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
Q1/2021 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
-- | Release price | 10625 $ |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654P
@ 0.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | AMD EPYC 9654P |
Unknown | Unknown |