Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Silver N6005 vs Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, 7zip, Blender, Blender, Furmark, WPrime, Prime95, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PassMark, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver A1030 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%

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N6005

51%

Pentium Silver A1030

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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, 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: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Control.

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. 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%

Pentium Silver A1030

120%

To make a finishing 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 Pentium Silver A1030 since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the 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 find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 Pentium Silver A1030
Cinbench 15 Single-core	106	88
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	353	294
Cinbench 20 Single-core	219	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	812	678
Cinbench 23 Single-core	697	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2579	2150

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	1576	1314
Multi-Core	4169	3477

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

	Intel Pentium Silver N6005	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Single-Core	771	543
Multi-Core	2152	1738

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	Intel Pentium Silver A1030
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1090
Core name	Jasper Lake	Gemini Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.7 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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. 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: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver A1030 is better: 0
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Pentium Silver A1030 before making a choice 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 Pentium Silver A1030 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver A1030 specs and review.