Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
—Single-core22.9
20.9Multi-core20.9
66.4Efficiencyspec-based82.2
21.4iGPU22
28.9Platformspec-based24.4
4 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U5 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U
- 145% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
- 100% higher Max memory: 32 GB vs 16 GB
- 25% higher PassMark: 3,636 vs 2,908
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 100% higher cores: 4 vs 2
- 60% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 15 W
- 29% lower process: 10 nm vs 14 nm
General
| Spec | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2021 |
| Process | 14 nm | 10 nm+29% |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 6 W+60% |
| Max TDP | 25 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4+100% |
| Performance cores | — | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.7 GHz+145% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.5 GHz+6% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 1,050 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 32 GB+100% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 3,636+25%Bottom 5% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 320Bottom 5% | 329+3%Bottom 6% |
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