Ultra 7 268V vs Pentium Silver N5000

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2121	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	no data
Power efficiency	24.29	84.00
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	93 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Arc 140V
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	6	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.54	15.09
Recency	11 December 2017	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

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