Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Core i7-2700K

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Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Core i7-2700K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and the Intel Core i7-2700K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the Intel Core i7-2700K which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Pentium N6000 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
10 Generation 2
Jasper Lake Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-2700K clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2700K
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2700K
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Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
11 GPU Generation 6
10 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
32 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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 UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Silver N6005, while the Intel Core i7-2700K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2700K
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-2700K is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2700K
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
20 W TDP (PL2) --
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-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 has 5.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-2700K is at 9.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2700K
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 1338 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price 295 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
764 (98%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
782 (100%)

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2489 (86%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
2894 (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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
591 (84%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
701 (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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1788 (74%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
2418 (100%)

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
483 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.35 GHz
259 (54%)

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
5040 (89%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
5688 (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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
279 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
925 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1723 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Core i7-2700K
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