Intel Celeron 2957U vs Intel Pentium 3558U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Pentium 3558U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2957U

  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1874 vs 1638
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1874 vs 1638
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1874 vs 1638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1874 vs 1638

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3558U

  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 780
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1036 vs 855
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 553 vs 524
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3226 vs 3071
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 553 vs 524
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3226 vs 3071
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.7 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 946 vs 780
PassMark - CPU mark 1036 vs 855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.996 vs 6.97
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 553 vs 524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3226 vs 3071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 553 vs 524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3226 vs 3071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2957U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3558U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
780
946
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
855
1036
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.97
6.996
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
524
553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1874
1638
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3071
3226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
524
553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1874
1638
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3071
3226
Name Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Pentium 3558U
PassMark - Single thread mark 780 946
PassMark - CPU mark 855 1036
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.97 6.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 107.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.777
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 524 553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1874 1638
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3071 3226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 524 553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1874 1638
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3071 3226

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Pentium 3558U

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Haswell
Launch date 1 January 2014 1 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $107 $161
Place in performance rating 1970 1814
Processor Number 2957U 3558U
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.40 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.4 GHz 1.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1168 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 10 10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2 2
Number of USB ports 4 4
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 1x4, 1x2 4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2 2
UART
USB revision 3.0 3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)