Ultra 9 285K vs Pentium Silver N6005

Place in the ranking	1544	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	44.93
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	31.94	22.34
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake (2021)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	24 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
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 N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
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	Intel UHD Graphics	Arc Xe-2 Graphics 64EU
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	20
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.

Pentium Silver N6005 3.51

Ultra 9 285K 30.69
+774%

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

Ultra 9 285K 46872
+773%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.51	30.69
Recency	11 January 2021	24 October 2024
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	24
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	125 Watt

Pentium Silver N6005 has 1150% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285K, on the other hand, has a 774.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 285K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N6005 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Silver N6005 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N6005 and Core Ultra 9 285K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.