Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering, programming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like PassMark, Blender, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Handbrake, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 7zip, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405U 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%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx.

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	79.7
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 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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So 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%

Pentium Gold G6405U

132%

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 Pentium Gold G6405U 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. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. 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 run, and all the benefit 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 Pentium Gold G6405U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	103	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	342	346
Cinbench 20 Single-core	212	343
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	788	777
Cinbench 23 Single-core	676	509
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2502	1715

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	1529	2078
Multi-Core	4044	3388

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	693	598
Multi-Core	2029	1833

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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver N6000	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	March 18, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1528
Core name	Jasper Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	10
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	2 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 Pentium Gold G6405U is 54% better than Pentium Silver N6000 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6000 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6405U. 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: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405U is better: 11
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6000 and Intel Pentium Gold G6405U before deciding 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 Pentium Gold G6405U - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6405U specs and review.