Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Core i5-6300U

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 i5-6300U tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Blender, Gears 5, Furmark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, PassMark, MATLAB, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, WPrime, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, SuperPi, Prime95.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6300U 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 i5-6300U

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 i5-6300U. 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 i5-6300U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.4	89.9
Valorant	101.6	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	56.9	57.2
Apex Legends	95.5	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.2	76.6
Overwatch	82.3	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.1	70.5
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.1
Warzone	79.3	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.8
Valheim	84.4	84.7

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i5-6300U

175%

To make a final decision 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 i5-6300U as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out 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. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 N6415	Intel Core i5-6300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	440	281
Cinbench 20 Single-core	207	299
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	514	777
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1896	1834

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	1976	1728
Multi-Core	3840	3275

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	681	790
Multi-Core	1416	1817

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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even 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 N6415	Intel Core i5-6300U
Announcement date	January 01, 2016	April 01, 2015
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1493	FCBGA1356
Core name	Elkhart Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	6
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3 MHz
Frequency	1.2 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.1 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 i5-6300U is 50% better than Pentium N6415 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium N6415 has 2 more core than Core i5-6300U. 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6300U is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium N6415 and Intel Core i5-6300U before making a decision 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 i5-6300U specs and review.