Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, Gears 5, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Handbrake, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N6000 or Intel Core i7-8500Y.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-8500Y

50%

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver N6000 is 1% better than Core i7-8500Y. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8500Y

51%

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.1
Valorant	102.1	102.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.0	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.8
Overwatch	82.7	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.2
Warzone	79.6	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.0
Valheim	84.7	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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-8500Y

423%

Pentium Silver N6000

385%

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 Core i7-8500Y is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver N6000 as it consumes less power: 5W vs. 6W. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach 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 run, 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 Core i7-8500Y	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Cinbench 15 Single-core	135	103
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	261	342
Cinbench 20 Single-core	306	212
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	602	788
Cinbench 23 Single-core	435	676
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2090	2502

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

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Single-Core	1744	1529
Multi-Core	3061	4044

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

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Single-Core	635	693
Multi-Core	1801	2029

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Announcement date	March 07, 2019	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCBGA1338
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	7
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	5700 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 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 i7-8500Y is 26% better than Pentium Silver N6000 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6000 has 2 more core than Core i7-8500Y. 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 i7-8500Y is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is better: 21
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-8500Y and Intel Pentium Silver N6000 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-8500Y - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-8500Y 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.