Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000

Processor comparisons   17-07-2021
   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like RealBench, 3DMark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, 7zip, Blender, SuperPi, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Prime95, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Valorant
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N6000 or Intel Celeron N5100.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron N5100

50%

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver N6000 is 1% better than Celeron N5100. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5100

51%

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.1
Valorant	102.2	102.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.0	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.8
Overwatch	82.8	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.2
Warzone	79.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.0
Valheim	84.8	85.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5100

338%

Pentium Silver N6000

385%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Silver N6000 is more energy efficient than the Celeron N5100 as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Cinbench 15 Single-core	94	103
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	248	342
Cinbench 20 Single-core	202	212
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	603	788
Cinbench 23 Single-core	437	676
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1604	2502

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Single-Core	1316	1529
Multi-Core	3246	4044

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Single-Core	610	693
Multi-Core	1869	2029

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Announcement date	January 11, 2021	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1338
Core name	Jasper Lake	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	7
Turbo Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2800 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5100 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Celeron N5100 and Intel Pentium Silver N6000 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Celeron N5100 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N5100 specs and review.

Intel Pentium Silver N6000 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Silver N6000 specs and review.