Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review 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 parallel examination in synthetic type tests like 7zip, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, UserBenchmark, PassMark, Blender, Blender, PCMark 10, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Handbrake, AIDA64, SuperPi, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N6005 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400.

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 G7400

51%

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	90.2
Valorant	102.8	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	57.4
Apex Legends	96.6	96.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	76.9
Overwatch	83.3	83.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.2
Warzone	80.2	79.9
Assassin's Creed	86.3	86.1
Valheim	85.3	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 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. 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 G7400

56%

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Silver N6005 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400 as it consumes less power: 46W vs. 10W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. 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 program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	106
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	353
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	219
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	812
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	697
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	2579

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Single-Core	2746	1576
Multi-Core	4447	4169

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Single-Core	786	771
Multi-Core	2407	2152

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1338
Core name	Alder Lake	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	7
Turbo Frequency		3.2 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	10 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	128 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	2.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	0x4693

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G7400 is 53% better than Pentium Silver N6005 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6005 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G7400. 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 G7400 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is better: 5
However, it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Pentium Silver N6005 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400 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.