AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
37.7Single-core22.9
31.8Multi-core20.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based82.2
46.3iGPU22
36.9Platformspec-based24.4
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U wins this laptop processor face-off, 43 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+24) and single-core (+15). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Stronger single-core score: 38 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 32 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 22
- 333% higher PassMark: 12,592 vs 2,908
- 317% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 7,209 vs 1,730
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 60% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 15 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2021 |
| Process | 7 nm+30% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 6 W+60% |
| Max TDP | 25 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 6 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | 12+200% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz+91% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz+21% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB+100% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 1,800 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | — | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,517Bottom 9% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,872Bottom 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,172+75%Bottom 14% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,209+317%Bottom 24% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 12,592+333%Bottom 24% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 980+198%Bottom 35% | 329Bottom 6% |
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