Intel Core 7 230H vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
58.7Single-core22.9
49.8Multi-core20.9
40.5Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
58.6Platformspec-based24.4
9 spec wins — Intel Core 7 230H1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core 7 230H wins this laptop processor face-off, 52.2 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+36) and multi-core (+29). 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 Intel Core 7 230H
- Stronger single-core score: 59 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 21
- 790% higher PassMark: 25,884 vs 2,908
- 500% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 4 MB
- 500% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 16 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 87% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 45 W
General
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 45 W | 6 W+87% |
| Max TDP | 115 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+150% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 6 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz+127% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+58% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 24 MB+500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-6400 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 96 GB+500% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core 7 230H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,738Top 34% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,200Top 45% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 669Bottom 3% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 1,730Bottom 3% |
| PassMark | 25,884+790%Top 30% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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