Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Processor comparisons   17-07-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like UserBenchmark, 7zip, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, PassMark, WPrime, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N6005 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 N6005

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver N6005 is 1% better than Celeron N5100. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5100

51%

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.2
Valorant	102.2	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.4
Apex Legends	96.0	96.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.9
Overwatch	82.8	83.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.2
Warzone	79.7	79.9
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.1
Valheim	84.8	85.1

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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5100

338%

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron N5100 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver N6005 as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 10W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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 processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 N6005
Cinbench 15 Single-core	94	106
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	248	353
Cinbench 20 Single-core	202	219
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	603	812
Cinbench 23 Single-core	437	697
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1604	2579

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Single-Core	1316	1576
Multi-Core	3246	4169

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Single-Core	610	771
Multi-Core	1869	2152

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
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	2 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	10 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. Here Pentium Silver N6005 is 44% better than Celeron N5100 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is better: 23
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Celeron N5100 and Intel Pentium Silver N6005 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 N6005 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver N6005 specs and review.