Pentium Silver N6005 vs Core i3-1005G1

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Aggregated performance score

Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads
3.20
Pentium Silver N6005
2021
4 cores / 4 threads
3.48
+8.7%

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking14991439
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-U (2019−2020)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 August 2019 (4 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data
Current price$451 (1.6x MSRP)$475

Technical specs

Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 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
SocketFCBGA1526FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-no data
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth58.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz900 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

i3-1005G1 3.20
Pentium Silver N6005 3.48
+8.7%

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 9% based on our aggregated 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%

i3-1005G1 4946
Pentium Silver N6005 5384
+8.9%

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 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%

i3-1005G1 1282
+135%
Pentium Silver N6005 546

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 135% 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%

i3-1005G1 2367
+65.8%
Pentium Silver N6005 1428

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 66% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i3-1005G1 6573
+65.6%
Pentium Silver N6005 3970

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 66% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-1005G1 14323
+14.6%
Pentium Silver N6005 12496

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 15% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-1005G1 5501
+0.9%
Pentium Silver N6005 5451

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 1% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-1005G1 13.92
+18.9%
Pentium Silver N6005 16.55

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 19% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i3-1005G1 5
Pentium Silver N6005 5
+5.9%

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 6% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-1005G1 405
+27%
Pentium Silver N6005 319

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 27% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-1005G1 157
+29.8%
Pentium Silver N6005 121

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 30% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-1005G1 1.88
+27%
Pentium Silver N6005 1.48

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 27% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-1005G1 2.4
Pentium Silver N6005 2.8
+14.6%

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 15% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-1005G1 2624
+56.7%
Pentium Silver N6005 1675

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 57% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-1005G1 135
+13.9%
Pentium Silver N6005 119

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Pentium Silver N6005 by 14% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-1005G1 25
+0.2%
Pentium Silver N6005 25

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.20 3.48
Recency 1 August 2019 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i3-1005G1 and Pentium Silver N6005. The differences in performance seem too small.


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