Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Core i5-3210M

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Core i5-3210M and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, PassMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, MATLAB, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3210M 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 i5-3210M

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium N6415 is 1% better than Core i5-3210M. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium N6415

50%

Core i5-3210M

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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 low 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: Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.4	89.5
Valorant	101.6	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	56.9	57.0
Apex Legends	95.5	95.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.2	76.3
Overwatch	82.3	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.1	70.2
DOOM Eternal	50.8	50.9
Warzone	79.3	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.4
Valheim	84.4	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 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, 4K or FullHD. 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 N6415

378%

Core i5-3210M

66%

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 N6415 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3210M since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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 N6415	Intel Core i5-3210M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	107
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	440	256
Cinbench 20 Single-core	207	231
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	534
Cinbench 23 Single-core	514	576
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1896	1373

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-3210M
Single-Core	1976	1545
Multi-Core	3840	2429

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-3210M
Single-Core	681	693
Multi-Core	1416	1489

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 later. The same benefits from the presence of 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. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-3210M
Announcement date	January 01, 2016	January 01, 2012
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1493	PGA988B
Core name	Elkhart Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	3
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	1.2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	35 W
Memory type	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	1.5 MB	3 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 i5-3210M is 52% better than Pentium N6415 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium N6415 has 2 more core than Core i5-3210M. 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3210M is better: 18
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium N6415 and Intel Core i5-3210M before making a choice 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 i5-3210M specs and review.