Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i3-9100TE

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i3-9100TE tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, Blender, MATLAB, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, SuperPi, Prime95, UserBenchmark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-9100TE 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%

Core i3-9100TE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Core i3-9100TE

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Control, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	91.2
Valorant	102.4	103.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.0
Apex Legends	96.2	97.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.7
Overwatch	82.9	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.5
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.8
Warzone	79.8	80.8
Assassin's Creed	86.0	87.0
Valheim	85.0	86.0

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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%

Core i3-9100TE

84%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Core i3-9100TE as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 35W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 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	Intel Core i3-9100TE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	103	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	342	551
Cinbench 20 Single-core	212	371
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	788	1361
Cinbench 23 Single-core	676	732
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2502	2842

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i3-9100TE
Single-Core	1529	2021
Multi-Core	4044	5687

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i3-9100TE
Single-Core	693	887
Multi-Core	2029	3111

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i3-9100TE
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Jasper Lake	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	9
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR-2400
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-9100TE is 50% better than Pentium Silver N6000 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 Silver N6000 is better: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-9100TE is better: 31
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Intel Core i3-9100TE 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.

• Intel Core i3-9100TE specs and review.