Intel Pentium 3558U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 3558U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 3558U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 3558U
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 3558U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 3558U 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 3558U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 3558U 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 3558U 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: Q4/2013
Release price: 161 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1034
1034
Intel Core2 Duo E7400
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1031
1031
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1031
1031
Intel Core2 Duo E7400
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1031
1031
Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1029
1029

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
736
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
736
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
735
735
Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
734
734
Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
734
734

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
564
564
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
563
563
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
561
561
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
560
560
Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
555
555

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
399
399
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
399
399
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
398
398
Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
396
396

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E4500
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
346
346
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
346
346
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
346
346
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
346
346
Intel Core2 Duo E4500
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
346
346

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
324
324
Intel Core i3-3217U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
318
318
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
318
318
Intel Core i3-3217U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
318
318
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
317
317

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
160
160
Intel Pentium 3558U
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 Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
134
134
Intel Atom Z3795
4C 4T @ 1.59 GHz
132
132
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
131
131
AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
130
130
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
127
127

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 910
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
68
68
AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
68
68
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
68
68
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
68
68
AMD Phenom II X4 910e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
68
68