Intel Pentium Silver N6000 VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

Comparison of video cards Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Pentium Silver N6000

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Higher turbo clock speed

3.30 GHz 1.80 GHz

Around 45% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

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Higher clock speed

1.40 GHz 1.10 GHz

Around 21% better clock speed
More number of cores

6 4

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Intel Pentium Qualcomm Snapdragon
Generation	10 4
CPU group	Intel Pentium N6000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.10 GHz 1.40 GHz
CPU Cores	4 6
Turbo (1 Core)	3.30 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Threads	4 6
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- Tremont 2x Cortex-A72
B core	-- 4x Cortex-A53

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Elkhart Lake) Qualcomm Adreno 510
GPU frequency	0.40 GHz 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz 0.60 GHz
Execution units	32 0
Shader	256 128
Max. displays	3 0
Generation	11 5
DirectX Version	12 11
Technology	10 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q1/2021 Q4/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2933 LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory	32 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0
PCIe lanes	12

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Silver N6000 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 650? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	6 W
TDP (PL2)	20 W --
TDP down	4.8 W --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L2-Cache	1.50 MB --
L3-Cache	4.00 MB --
Architecture	Jasper Lake Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Technology	10 nm 28 nm
Socket	BGA 1090 N/A
Release date	Q4/2021 Q1/2016
Part Number	-- MSM8956