Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Pentium N6415

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Pentium N6415 and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, MATLAB, Blender, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Handbrake, 7zip, RealBench, Prime95, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium N6415 or Intel Core i3-8145U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-8145U

51%

Pentium N6415

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-8145U

51%

Pentium N6415

50%

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 less popular games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	89.4
Valorant	102.6	101.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	56.9
Apex Legends	96.4	95.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	76.2
Overwatch	83.1	82.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.1
DOOM Eternal	51.3	50.8
Warzone	80.0	79.3
Assassin's Creed	86.2	85.4
Valheim	85.1	84.4

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Core i3-8145U

226%

Pentium N6415

378%

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 Pentium N6415 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-8145U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 6W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, 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 performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium N6415
Cinbench 15 Single-core	160	122
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	338	440
Cinbench 20 Single-core	296	207
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	521	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	491	514
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1905	1896

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

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium N6415
Single-Core	2152	1976
Multi-Core	3810	3840

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

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium N6415
Single-Core	1017	681
Multi-Core	2215	1416

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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 in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium N6415
Announcement date	November 07, 2018	January 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Embedded
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1493
Core name	Whiskey Lake	Elkhart Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	7
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-8145U is 42% better than Pentium N6415 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium N6415 has 2 more core than Core i3-8145U. 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 Core i3-8145U is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium N6415 is better: 8
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i3-8145U and Intel Pentium N6415 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-8145U - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8145U specs and review.

Intel Pentium N6415 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium N6415 specs and review.