Pentium Silver N6000 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.64
Pentium Silver N6000
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.98
+209%

Pentium Silver N6000 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27421923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release dateno data11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
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-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000.

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.64
Pentium Silver N6000 1.98
+209%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 990
Pentium Silver N6000 3059
+209%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 304
Pentium Silver N6000 482
+58.6%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 513
Pentium Silver N6000 1104
+115%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710
Pentium Silver N6000 4132
+52.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110
Pentium Silver N6000 9643
+88.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
Pentium Silver N6000 3985
+69.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 1.98
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium Silver N6000 has a 209.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Silver N6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver N6000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Pentium Silver N6000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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