Xeon Platinum 8571N vs Pentium Silver N6000

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1856	42
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake (2021)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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)	52
Threads	4	104
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 Xeon Platinum 8571N.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	80
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.

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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.

Xeon Platinum 8571N outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 2144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.97	44.21
Recency	11 January 2021	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	52
Threads	4	104
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	300 Watt

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