A8-7600 vs Pentium Silver N6005

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N6005
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
3.38
+67.3%
A8-7600
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.02

Pentium Silver N6005 outperforms A8-7600 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15701924
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency31.992.94
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB4096 KB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography10 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C71 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 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
SocketFCBGA1338FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 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 N6005 and A8-7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD GraphicsAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Quick Sync Video+-
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanes816
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no 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.

Pentium Silver N6005 3.38
+67.3%
A8-7600 2.02

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.

Pentium Silver N6005 5367
+66.9%
A8-7600 3216

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.

Pentium Silver N6005 549
+26.5%
A8-7600 434

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.

Pentium Silver N6005 1428
+35.4%
A8-7600 1055

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.38 2.02
Recency 11 January 2021 31 July 2014
Chip lithography 10 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Silver N6005 has a 67.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Silver N6005 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Silver N6005 is a notebook processor while A8-7600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N6005 and A8-7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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