Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, video editing, programming, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like AIDA64, Blender, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, RealBench, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Furmark, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-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-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	91.0
Valorant	102.5	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.9
Apex Legends	96.3	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.6
Overwatch	83.0	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.7
Warzone	79.9	80.7
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.9
Valheim	85.1	85.9

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N6005

257%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a final choice 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 FX-8350 Eight-Core as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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 machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU 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 make sure that 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 advantages 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-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	106	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	353	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	219	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	812	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	697	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2579	3804

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1576	1551
Multi-Core	4169	5940

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	771	608
Multi-Core	2152	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	AM3+
Core name	Jasper Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Piledriver
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		8MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 50% better than Pentium Silver N6005 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 4 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: 11
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 25
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 comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.