Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Overall score
star star star star star
Released
Q4/2017
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
star star star star star

Which one of the central processing units is better: Intel Pentium Silver N5000 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3106? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 cores and 4 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 was released on Q4/2017.

The Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 has 8 cores with 4 threads and 2.70 GHz of frequency. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 was released on Q3/2017.

Differences
Reasons to consider
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Report a bug
  • Performance per watt
    6 W left arrow 85 W
    About 14.17 0.97 times less performance per watt
Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed
    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
    Around 35% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more cores
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    Intel Pentium Silver N5000 left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze 3100
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • Frequency
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.70 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 605 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.20 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.75 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    18 left arrow
  • Shader
    144 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    6 left arrow 48
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106.

  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Silver N5000 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3106? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow 85 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 11.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Gemini Lake left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1090 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2017
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106.

  • Used in
    ASUS VivoBook 14 N5000Acer Swift 1 N5000MEDION Notebook N5000Lenovo IdeaPad N5000 left arrow Unknown
Latest comparisons