Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Pentium N6415

Processor comparisons 11-09-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Pentium N6415 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, 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 such as SuperPi, WPrime, MATLAB, Handbrake, 7zip, Gears 5, AIDA64, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium N6415 or Intel Pentium Gold G6400.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Pentium N6415

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Pentium N6415

50%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Control, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	89.4
Valorant	102.7	101.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	56.9
Apex Legends	96.5	95.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.2
Overwatch	83.2	82.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.1
DOOM Eternal	51.3	50.8
Warzone	80.1	79.3
Assassin's Creed	86.3	85.4
Valheim	85.2	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, 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

Pentium Gold G6400

65%

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 Pentium Gold G6400 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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. Since there are still many programs that can 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 Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium N6415
Cinbench 15 Single-core	166	122
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	440
Cinbench 20 Single-core	415	207
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	953	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	623	514
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2103	1896

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium N6415
Single-Core	2441	1976
Multi-Core	4155	3840

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium N6415
Single-Core	1138	681
Multi-Core	2313	1416

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 you. 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium N6415
Announcement date	June 24, 2020	January 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Embedded
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCBGA1493
Core name	Comet Lake	Elkhart Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency		3 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 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 Pentium Gold G6400 is 70% better than Pentium N6415 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium N6415 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6400. 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 Pentium Gold G6400 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium N6415 is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here 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 real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Pentium N6415 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6400 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.