Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Processor comparisons 15-01-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Gears 5, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, PCMark 10, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Blender, RealBench, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N6005 or Intel Core i5-7442EQ.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches 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 less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	90.2
Valorant	103.9	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	57.4
Apex Legends	97.7	96.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	76.9
Overwatch	84.2	83.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.9	51.2
Warzone	81.0	79.9
Assassin's Creed	87.3	86.1
Valheim	86.2	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 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 i5-7442EQ

127%

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

To make a final decision 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 Silver N6005 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7442EQ since it has less power consumption: 25W vs. 10W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Cinbench 15 Single-core	130	106
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	504	353
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	219
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1028	812
Cinbench 23 Single-core	722	697
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2747	2579

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

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Single-Core	1800	1576
Multi-Core	4848	4169

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

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Single-Core	958	771
Multi-Core	3360	2152

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 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Announcement date	March 07, 2017	January 01, 2020
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1338
Core name	Kaby Lake	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	7
Turbo Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	10 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	64 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	4 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 i5-7442EQ is 4% better than Pentium Silver N6005 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 Core i5-7442EQ is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is better: 4
However, it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-7442EQ and Intel Pentium Silver N6005 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-7442EQ 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.