Qualcomm QCM6490 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000

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Qualcomm QCM6490 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Qualcomm QCM6490 Intel Pentium Silver N6000

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm QCM6490 and the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm QCM6490 8 core processor released in Q4/2021 with the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Qualcomm QCM6490 (1) CPU group Intel Pentium N6000 (2)
9 Generation 10
Kryo 670 Architecture Jasper Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Silver N5000
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm QCM6490 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.71 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Silver N6000 clocks with 1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N6000
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.71 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Tremont
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A78
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.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 643L GPU Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake)
0.81 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.81 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
6 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
768 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12.0 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 643L 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 / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm QCM6490, while the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N6000
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm QCM6490 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N6000
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) 20 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.8 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm QCM6490 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is at 5.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N6000
6 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1338
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2021 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm QCM6490 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (68%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm QCM6490 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (57%)

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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
869 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
729 (84%)

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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2705 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1875 (69%)

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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
1097 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
571 (52%)

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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2745 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1238 (45%)

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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
Qualcomm Adreno 643L @ 0.81 GHz
1247 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
456 (37%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
675 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1832 (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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
774 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
673946 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3134 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm QCM6490 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Fairphone 5 Unknown

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