Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Pentium Silver N6005

Place in the ranking	1567	169
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.95
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	31.82	24.93
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake (2021)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N6005 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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	2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 74 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N6005 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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)	10 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N6005 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N6005 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 N6005 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. 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	Intel UHD Graphics	N/A
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 Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
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 3.38

Ryzen 9 5900XT 27.80
+722%

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

Ryzen 9 5900XT 44161
+723%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.38	27.80
Recency	11 January 2021	31 July 2024
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	105 Watt

Pentium Silver N6005 has 950% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900XT, on the other hand, has a 722.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver N6005 and Ryzen 9 5900XT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.