Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
70.3Single-core22.9
60Multi-core20.9
81.4Efficiencyspec-based82.2
70iGPU22
58.2Platformspec-based24.4
14 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 386H1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H wins this laptop processor face-off, 66.5 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+48) and single-core (+47). 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 Ultra 9 386H
- Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 60 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 70 vs 22
- 1140% higher PassMark: 36,060 vs 2,908
- 1016% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 19,307 vs 1,730
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 76% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 25 W
General
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Process | 2 nm+80% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 25 W | 6 W+76% |
| Max TDP | 80 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+300% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 12+200% | 4 |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz+91% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz+48% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 18 MB+350% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,500 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X, DDR5 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 128 GB+700% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,876Top 25% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,298Top 21% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,069+209%Top 16% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 19,307+1016%Top 18% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 36,060+1140%Top 18% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,846+766%Top 19% | 329Bottom 6% |
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