Intel Pentium 3556U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 3556U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 3556U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 3556U
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 3556U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 3556U is 1.7 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 3556U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 3556U uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.2 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.0 GHz
Execution units: 10
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1333, LPDDR3-1600, LPDDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3556U is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz
2511
2511
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
2506
2506
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
2483
2483
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2466
2466
AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
2447
2447

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1495
1495
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1480
1480
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1469
1469
AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1466
1466
AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1456
1456

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
1058
1058
Intel Core2 Duo E8300
2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz
1047
1047
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1040
1040
Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
1035
1035
Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1034
1034

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
774
774
AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
773
773
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
772
772
Intel Core2 Duo E8300
2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz
771
771
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
770
770

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
408
408
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
408

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
160
160
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
160
160

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
127
127
Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
126
126
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
126
126
Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
126
126
AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
125
125

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
66
66
AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
66
66
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
66
66
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
66
66
AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
66
66