Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Core i5-4460

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Core i5-4460 and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering, programming. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step 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 parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PassMark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, WPrime, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Furmark, Blender, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, 7zip, UserBenchmark, Blender, Prime95, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-4460 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%

Core i5-4460

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

Core i5-4460

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20.

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	85.8

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 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%

Core i5-4460

34%

To make a finishing choice 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 Core i5-4460 as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 84W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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	Intel Core i5-4460
Cinbench 15 Single-core	106	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	353	477
Cinbench 20 Single-core	219	325
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	812	1177
Cinbench 23 Single-core	697	714
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2579	2716

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Core i5-4460
Single-Core	1576	1877
Multi-Core	4169	4794

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Core i5-4460
Single-Core	771	881
Multi-Core	2152	2955

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce 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	Intel Core i5-4460
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	April 01, 2014
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	LGA1150
Core name	Jasper Lake	Haswell
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	4
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	84 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i5-4460 is 37% better than Pentium Silver N6005 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-4460 is better: 29
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Core i5-4460 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.

• Intel Core i5-4460 specs and review.