Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

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 N6005 vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, Blender, MATLAB, WPrime, VeraCrypt, RealBench, AIDA64, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Blender, Prime95, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 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 Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.1
Valorant	102.5	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.3
Apex Legends	96.3	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	76.8
Overwatch	83.0	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.2
Warzone	79.9	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.0
Valheim	85.1	84.9

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

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

92%

To make a final 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 N6005 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores 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 program 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 are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	106	86
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	353	452
Cinbench 20 Single-core	219	216
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	812	983
Cinbench 23 Single-core	697	556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2579	2676

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	1576	2087
Multi-Core	4169	4715

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	771	966
Multi-Core	2152	2021

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	July 21, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	AM4
Core name	Jasper Lake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD3125C6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is 41% better than Pentium Silver N6005 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6005 has 2 more core than Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. 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: 19
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is better: 13
All the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE before deciding which CPU 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 Silver PRO 3125GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE specs and review.