Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, rendering, programming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, WPrime, 7zip, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, Gears 5, Furmark, PassMark, Blender, 3DMark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, AIDA64, SuperPi, Blender, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE or Intel Pentium Silver N6000.

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 N6000

51%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	89.9
Valorant	102.4	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.2
Apex Legends	96.2	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	76.6
Overwatch	82.9	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.1
Warzone	79.8	79.7
Assassin's Creed	86.0	85.8
Valheim	85.0	84.8

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N6000

385%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

84%

To make a finishing 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 Silver N6000 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver 3050GE as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, 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 learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 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 Silver N6000	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	103	79
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	342	416
Cinbench 20 Single-core	212	199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	788	906
Cinbench 23 Single-core	676	512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2502	2465

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Single-Core	1529	2059
Multi-Core	4044	4344

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Single-Core	693	890
Multi-Core	2029	1862

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	July 21, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	AM4
Core name	Jasper Lake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD305GC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 3050GE is 67% better than Pentium Silver N6000 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6000 has 2 more core than Athlon Silver 3050GE. 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 N6000 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE is better: 13
All the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Silver N6000 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver N6000 specs and review.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE specs and review.