Intel Pentium Gold G6620 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000. Specifications, performance, tests

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  Intel Pentium Intel Pentium
• Generation
  10 10
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium G6000 Intel Pentium N6000

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frequency
  4.40 GHz 1.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.30 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- -- Tremont

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.10 GHz 0.85 GHz
• Execution units
  24 32
• Shader
  192 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB --
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  9.5 11
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2021

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Intel Pentium Gold G6620. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 12

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of Intel Pentium Gold G6620 and Intel Pentium Silver N6000 to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  58 W 6 W
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 20 W
• TDP down
  -- 4.8 W

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6620 and Intel Pentium Silver N6000, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.50 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Comet Lake S Jasper Lake
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1151 BGA 1090
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2021