Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as VeraCrypt, PassMark, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Blender, MATLAB, 7zip, WPrime, RealBench.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver N6000 or Intel Core i3-8145U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-8145U

51%

Pentium Silver N6000

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-8145U

51%

Pentium Silver N6000

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	90.1
Valorant	102.6	102.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.3
Apex Legends	96.4	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	76.8
Overwatch	83.1	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.2
Warzone	80.0	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.2	86.0
Valheim	85.1	85.0

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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

Core i3-8145U

226%

Pentium Silver N6000

385%

To make a final decision 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 N6000 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-8145U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. 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. Since 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 Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Cinbench 15 Single-core	160	103
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	338	342
Cinbench 20 Single-core	296	212
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	521	788
Cinbench 23 Single-core	491	676
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1905	2502

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

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Single-Core	2152	1529
Multi-Core	3810	4044

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

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Single-Core	1017	693
Multi-Core	2215	2029

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Announcement date	November 07, 2018	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1338
Core name	Whiskey Lake	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	7
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	64 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-8145U is 47% better than Pentium Silver N6000 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver N6000 has 2 more core than Core i3-8145U. 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 Core i3-8145U is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N6000 is better: 9
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-8145U and Intel Pentium Silver N6000 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-8145U - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8145U specs and review.

Intel Pentium Silver N6000 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver N6000 specs and review.