Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD Athlon PRO 200U

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD Athlon PRO 200U and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, RealBench, Gears 5, WPrime, Prime95, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Blender, 7zip, Furmark, Handbrake, MATLAB.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 200U or Intel Pentium Silver N6005.

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 N6005

51%

Athlon PRO 200U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

Athlon PRO 200U

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	89.8
Valorant	102.5	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.1
Apex Legends	96.3	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	76.5
Overwatch	83.0	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.0
Warzone	79.9	79.6
Assassin's Creed	86.1	85.7
Valheim	85.1	84.7

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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

Athlon PRO 200U

185%

To make a final resolution 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 N6005 is more energy efficient than the Athlon PRO 200U as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on 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 find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 N6005	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	106	131
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	353	366
Cinbench 20 Single-core	219	308
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	812	772
Cinbench 23 Single-core	697	489
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2579	2355

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Single-Core	1576	1748
Multi-Core	4169	4150

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Single-Core	771	835
Multi-Core	2152	1728

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FP5
Core name	Jasper Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM200UC4T2OFB

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon PRO 200U is 13% better than Pentium Silver N6005 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6005 has 2 more core than Athlon PRO 200U. 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 N6005 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 200U is better: 11
However, it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and AMD Athlon PRO 200U before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver N6005 specs and review.

AMD Athlon PRO 200U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon PRO 200U specs and review.