Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, SuperPi, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Blender, WPrime, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Furmark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core or Intel Pentium Silver N5030.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, FX-6300 Six-Core is 1% better than Pentium Silver N5030. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 little 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: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	90.8
Valorant	101.7	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.8
Apex Legends	95.6	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.4
Overwatch	82.4	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	71.2
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.6
Warzone	79.3	80.5
Assassin's Creed	85.4	86.7
Valheim	84.4	85.7

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 Silver N5030

295%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

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 Silver N5030 is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core 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 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 Silver N5030	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	265	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	347	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	590	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	356	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1312	3624

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	1321	1463
Multi-Core	2657	4132

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	531	652
Multi-Core	1479	2781

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 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 new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1090	AM3+
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Bulldozer
Generation	10	1
Turbo Frequency	3.1 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Max. Memory	8 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		288KB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8MB
Overclocking	yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 68% better than Pentium Silver N5030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 2 more core than Pentium Silver N5030. 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 Silver N5030 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 27
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver N5030 specs and review.

• AMD FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.