Pentium Silver N6000 vs Celeron G5905
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Silver N6000 outperforms Celeron G5905 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1919 | 1856 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | no data | Jasper Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 1 July 2020 (3 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $55 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G5905 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 cores | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G5905 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | FCBGA1338 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| SIPP | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
Security technologies
Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 610 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 14 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
Pentium Silver N6000 outperforms Celeron G5905 by 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium Silver N6000 outperforms Celeron G5905 by 9% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 53% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 14% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.82 | 1.97 |
| Recency | 1 July 2020 | 11 January 2021 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 6 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000.
Note that Celeron G5905 is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver N6000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G5905 and Pentium Silver N6000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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