Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Processor U300
22.9Single-core52.1
20.9Multi-core27.3
82.2Efficiencyspec-based75.3
22iGPU36.9
24.4Platformspec-based42.7
1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N600012 spec wins — Intel Processor U300
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Processor U300 wins this laptop processor face-off, 44 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+29) and iGPU (+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 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 60% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 15 W
Reasons to pick the Intel Processor U300
- Stronger single-core score: 52 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 27 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 37 vs 22
- 500% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 16 GB
- 201% higher PassMark: 8,758 vs 2,908
General
| Spec | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2023 |
| Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 6 W+60% | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 55 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 5+25% |
| Performance cores | 0 | 1 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 6+50% |
| Base clock | 1.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz+9% |
| Boost clock | 3.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz+33% |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB+100% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (48 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 850 MHz | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 | DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | 16 GB | 96 GB+500% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,041Bottom 18% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 4,369Bottom 5% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 669Bottom 3% | 1,616+142%Bottom 37% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 1,730Bottom 3% | 4,905+184%Bottom 11% |
| PassMark | 2,908Bottom 3% | 8,758+201%Bottom 12% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 329Bottom 5% | 643+96%Bottom 22% |
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