Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Pentium Silver N6000
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600GT outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by a whopping 564% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1923 | 582 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 45 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Jasper Lake (2021) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 11 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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 | FCBGA1338 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. 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) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 32 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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 N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 14 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.98 | 13.14 |
| Recency | 11 January 2021 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Silver N6000 has 983.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600GT, on the other hand, has a 563.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Silver N6000 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600GT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N6000 and Ryzen 5 5600GT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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