Intel Pentium Silver N6000

The Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is a quad-core SoC of the Jasper Lake series that is primarily intended for inexpensive notebooks and was announced in early 2021. The four Tremont CPU cores clock between 1.1 and 3.3 GHz (single core Burst) and offer no HyperThreading (SMT). The N6000 uses 1.5 MB L2 and 4 MB L3 cache. The chip is manufactured on the first-gen 10 nm Intel process, the same process as Ice Lake.

Architecture

The processor architecture is called Tremont and a complete redesign compared to the old Golmont Plus cores in the predecessor. According to Intel, the single thread performance of a core could be improved by 30% on average (10 - 80% in all tests of SPECint and SPECfp).

Features

In addition to the four CPU cores, the SoC integrates a 32 EU Intel UHD Graphics GPU clocked from 350 - 850 MHz and a dual-channel DDR4 / quad-channel LPDDR4x memory controller (up to 16 GB and 2933 MHz). The chip now also partly integrates Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+), 8 PCIe 3.0 lanes, 14 USB 2.0/ 3.2 ports and two SATA 6.0 ports. The package got bigger and measures 35 x 24 mm (compared to 25 x 24 mm for the N5030 e.g.). The SoC is directly soldered to the mainboard (BGA) and can't be easily replaced.

Performance

The average N6000 in our database proves to be an OK entry-level processor, as of late 2022, its multi-thread benchmark scores nearly matching those of the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U. Yes, the chip is a whole lot slower than the latest Ryzen 3 and Core i3 processors, but it will at least let you run your day-to-day apps without annoying slowdowns.

The Asus Vivobook 13 Slate is among the fastest systems built around the N6000 that we know of, thanks to the long-term CPU power limit of 10 W. It can be more than 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

Like nearly all other N-class Intel processors, the Pentium N6000 has a default TDP of 6 W (also known as the long-term power limit). This is low and thus good enough for passively cooled tablets, laptops, mini-PCs.

The SoC is built with Intel's 2nd generation 10 nm process (not 10 nm SuperFin or Intel 7) for low, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

Codename	Jasper Lake
Series	Intel Jasper Lake
Series: Jasper Lake Jasper Lake Intel Pentium Silver N6005 2 - 3.3 GHz 4 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Pentium Silver N6000 « 1.1 - 3.3 GHz 4 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Celeron N5095A 2 - 2.9 GHz 4 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Celeron N5095 2 - 2.9 GHz 4 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Celeron N5105 2 - 2.9 GHz 4 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Celeron N5100 1.1 - 2.8 GHz 4 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Celeron N4505 2 - 2.9 GHz 2 / 2  4 MB L3 Intel Celeron N4500 1.1 - 2.8 GHz 2 / 2  4 MB L3
Clock Rate	1100 - 3300 MHz
Level 2 Cache	1.5 MB
Level 3 Cache	4 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	6 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	10 nm
Max. Temperature	105 °C
Socket	BGA1338
Features	DDR4-2933/LPDDR4x-2933 RAM, PCIe 3 x 8, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) (350 - 850 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	01/11/2021
Product Link (external)	ark.intel.com

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