You don't need to root - and there's no "downgrade", you have to flash the Marshmallow ROM, which will wipe all your data, so be sure, if you don't already back everything up, which you should always be doing, that you back it all up now before you flash Marshmallow.
Backing up - Backing up an Android Device
Flashing a ROM - [Samsung] How to flash Stock ROM via ODIN