Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like PCMark 10, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Furmark, PassMark, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, RealBench, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3250C 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%

Ryzen 3 3250C

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Ryzen 3 3250C

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	89.9
Valorant	102.4	102.1
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	79.6
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 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, 4K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N6000

385%

Ryzen 3 3250C

193%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Silver N6000 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3250C since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor 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 check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since 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 N6000	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
Cinbench 15 Single-core	103	142
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	342	354
Cinbench 20 Single-core	212	318
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	788	774
Cinbench 23 Single-core	676	573
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2502	2346

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
Single-Core	1529	1946
Multi-Core	4044	4330

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
Single-Core	693	871
Multi-Core	2029	1825

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 can be said about 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. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	September 22, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FP5
Core name	Jasper Lake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM325CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 3250C is 57% better than Pentium Silver N6000 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6000 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 3250C. 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: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3250C is better: 13
Although 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 comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and AMD Ryzen 3 3250C before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 Ryzen 3 3250C - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 3 3250C specs and review.