Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium N6415 vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PassMark, 7zip, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Blender, MATLAB, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, AIDA64, Handbrake, 3DMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 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%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium N6415

50%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.4	89.8
Valorant	101.6	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	56.9	57.1
Apex Legends	95.5	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	76.2	76.5
Overwatch	82.3	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.1	70.4
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.0
Warzone	79.3	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.7
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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have 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. 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%

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

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 N6415 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver A1030 as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 15W. 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 machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, 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 check whether the software 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 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 Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	88
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	440	294
Cinbench 20 Single-core	207	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	678
Cinbench 23 Single-core	514	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1896	2150

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	1976	1314
Multi-Core	3840	3477

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

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	681	543
Multi-Core	1416	1738

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium N6415	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement date	January 01, 2016	January 01, 2020
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1493	FCBGA1090
Core name	Elkhart Lake	Gemini Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	2.7 MHz
Frequency	1.2 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	32 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	1.5 MB	4 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 Silver A1030 is 40% 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 17
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium N6415 and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 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 Pentium Silver A1030 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver A1030 specs and review.