Core i5-6200U vs Pentium Silver N6000

The Core i5-6200U packs 2 cores / 4 threads, while the Pentium Silver N6000 offers 4 cores / 4 threads — the Pentium Silver N6000 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2.8 GHz on the Core i5-6200U versus 3.3 GHz on the Pentium Silver N6000 — a 16.4% clock advantage for the Pentium Silver N6000 (base: 2.3 GHz vs 1.1 GHz). The Core i5-6200U uses the Skylake (2015−2016) architecture (14 nm), while the Pentium Silver N6000 uses Jasper Lake (2021) (10 nm). In PassMark, the Core i5-6200U scores 2,990 against the Pentium Silver N6000's 2,989 — a 0% lead for the Core i5-6200U. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 946 vs 473, a 66.7% lead for the Core i5-6200U that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 3 MB on the Core i5-6200U vs 4 MB (total) on the Pentium Silver N6000.

The Core i5-6200U uses the BGA1356 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Pentium Silver N6000 uses BGA1338 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-2133 memory speed. The Core i5-6200U supports up to 32 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 66.7% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 12 (Core i5-6200U) vs 8 (Pentium Silver N6000) — the Core i5-6200U offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: Integrated (Core i5-6200U) and SoC (Pentium Silver N6000).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Both support VT-x, VT-d, EPT virtualization. Both include integrated graphics — HD Graphics 520 (Core i5-6200U) and UHD Graphics (32 EU) (Pentium Silver N6000) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-6200U targets Mainstream Laptop, Pentium Silver N6000 targets Budget. Direct competitor: Core i5-6200U rivals A12-9700P; Pentium Silver N6000 rivals Celeron N5105.