Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i5-4590

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Core i5-4590 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, Prime95, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, SuperPi, Furmark, AIDA64, Gears 5, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-4590 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 i5-4590

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Core i5-4590

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Control, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	91.4
Valorant	102.4	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.2
Apex Legends	96.2	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.9
Overwatch	82.9	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.9
Warzone	79.8	81.0
Assassin's Creed	86.0	87.2
Valheim	85.0	86.2

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%

Core i5-4590

39%

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 N6000 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-4590 since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 84W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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. Since 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	Intel Core i5-4590
Cinbench 15 Single-core	103	144
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	342	505
Cinbench 20 Single-core	212	319
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	788	1227
Cinbench 23 Single-core	676	1024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2502	4088

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-4590
Single-Core	1529	2060
Multi-Core	4044	5285

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-4590
Single-Core	693	1005
Multi-Core	2029	3327

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Core i5-4590
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	April 01, 2014
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	LGA1150
Core name	Jasper Lake	Haswell
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	4
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	84 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 i5-4590 is 66% 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: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-4590 is better: 28
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Intel Core i5-4590 before deciding 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.

• Intel Core i5-4590 specs and review.