Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i5-2400 and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like PCMark 10, PassMark, Blender, Handbrake, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, 7zip, Blender, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Prime95, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 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 i5-2400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Core i5-2400

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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Control, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	90.5
Valorant	102.4	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.6
Apex Legends	96.2	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.2
Overwatch	82.9	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.4
Warzone	79.8	80.2
Assassin's Creed	86.0	86.4
Valheim	85.0	85.4

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K 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 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%

Core i5-2400

26%

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 i5-2400 since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, 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 cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	103	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	342	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	212	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	788	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	676	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2502	2350

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	1529	1589
Multi-Core	4044	3799

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	693	756
Multi-Core	2029	2483

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 in your computer. 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 in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	LGA1155
Core name	Jasper Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	2
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i5-2400 is 64% 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Intel Core i5-2400 before making a decision which of the CPUs 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.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.