Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PassMark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, Furmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, RealBench, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, 7zip, AIDA64, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core 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%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low 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: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.8
Valorant	102.5	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.8
Apex Legends	96.3	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.4
Overwatch	83.0	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.6
Warzone	79.9	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.7
Valheim	85.1	85.7

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 computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

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 FX-6300 Six-Core as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 95W. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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 FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	106	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	353	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	219	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	812	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	697	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2579	3624

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	1576	1463
Multi-Core	4169	4132

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	771	652
Multi-Core	2152	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS 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 N6005	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	AM3+
Core name	Jasper Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Bulldozer
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		288KB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 42% better than Pentium Silver N6005 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 2 more core than Pentium Silver N6005. 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: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before making a decision 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 FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.