Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Core i5-2400 tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like PassMark, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Blender, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Blender, Prime95, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Pentium N6415.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium N6415

51%

Core i5-2400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium N6415

50%

Core i5-2400

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.4	90.5
Valorant	101.6	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	56.9	57.6
Apex Legends	95.5	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.2	77.2
Overwatch	82.3	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.1	71.0
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.4
Warzone	79.3	80.2
Assassin's Creed	85.4	86.4
Valheim	84.4	85.4

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 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: FullHD, 2K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium N6415

378%

Core i5-2400

26%

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 N6415 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2400 as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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 N6415	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	440	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	207	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	514	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1896	2350

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	1976	1589
Multi-Core	3840	3799

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	681	756
Multi-Core	1416	2483

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	January 01, 2016	October 01, 2010
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1493	LGA1155
Core name	Elkhart Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	2
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.2 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	95 W
Memory type	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	1.5 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i5-2400 is 61% better than Pentium N6415 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 Pentium N6415 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 23
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium N6415 and Intel Core i5-2400 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.