Pentium Silver N6000 vs A10-6700

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Aggregate performance score

A10-6700
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.95
+2.1%
Pentium Silver N6000
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.91

A10-6700 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19531971
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.8430.13
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8670DIntel UHD Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1112
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-6700 1.95
+2.1%
Pentium Silver N6000 1.91

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-6700 3105
+2.2%
Pentium Silver N6000 3037

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-6700 451
Pentium Silver N6000 484
+7.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-6700 1099
Pentium Silver N6000 1116
+1.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.95 1.91
Integrated graphics card 1.38 5.58
Recency 1 June 2013 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

A10-6700 has a 2.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Silver N6000, on the other hand, has 304.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000.

Note that A10-6700 is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver N6000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-6700 and Pentium Silver N6000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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