Intel Pentium N4200E vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Pentium N4200E vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, RealBench, SuperPi, Prime95, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Furmark, WPrime, PassMark, 3DMark, AIDA64, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Blender, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405U or Intel Pentium N4200E.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium N4200E

50%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold G6405U is 1% better than Pentium N4200E. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium N4200E

50%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

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 run 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 small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	89.9
Valorant	101.5	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.2
Apex Legends	95.4	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	76.6
Overwatch	82.2	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	70.5
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.1
Warzone	79.2	79.7
Assassin's Creed	85.3	85.8
Valheim	84.3	84.8

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Pentium N4200E

218%

Pentium Gold G6405U

132%

To make a final resolution 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 N4200E is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6405U as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software 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 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 Pentium N4200E	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	51	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	186	346
Cinbench 20 Single-core	115	343
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	378	777
Cinbench 23 Single-core	288	509
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1060	1715

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

	Intel Pentium N4200E	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	873	2078
Multi-Core	2146	3388

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

	Intel Pentium N4200E	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	393	598
Multi-Core	1303	1833

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium N4200E	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Announcement date	October 01, 2016	March 18, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1528
Core name	Apollo Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	2.5 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	13 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	8 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6405U is 54% better than Pentium N4200E in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium N4200E has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6405U. 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 N4200E is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405U is better: 28
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium N4200E and Intel Pentium Gold G6405U before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium N4200E - all data

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

• Intel Pentium N4200E specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405U - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6405U specs and review.