Xeon w5-3435X vs Pentium Silver N6000

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1957	151
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.91
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	30.13	10.20
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake (2021)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X 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	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X 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 w5-3435X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
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	+	-
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6000 and Xeon w5-3435X 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 Xeon w5-3435X 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 w5-3435X 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 w5-3435X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	112
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.91	29.11
Recency	11 January 2021	15 February 2023
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	270 Watt

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