Intel Celeron 5205U vs Intel Pentium 3556U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 5205U and Intel Pentium 3556U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron 5205U

Intel Pentium 3556U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 5205U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 925 vs 552
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 925 vs 552
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1103 vs 951
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1452 vs 1058

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 Oct 2019 vs 1 October 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	925 vs 552
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	925 vs 552
PassMark - Single thread mark	1103 vs 951
PassMark - CPU mark	1452 vs 1058

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U

2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1857 vs 870
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1857 vs 870
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3273 vs 1929
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3273 vs 1929

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1857 vs 870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1857 vs 870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3273 vs 1929
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3273 vs 1929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 5205U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3556U

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

552

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

552

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

870

1857

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

870

1857

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

3273

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

3273

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1103

951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1452

1058

Name	Intel Celeron 5205U	Intel Pentium 3556U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	925	552
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	925	552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	870	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	870	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1929	3273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1929	3273
PassMark - Single thread mark	1103	951
PassMark - CPU mark	1452	1058
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		100.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.538

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 5205U	Intel Pentium 3556U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Haswell
Launch date	31 Oct 2019	1 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2021	2005
Processor Number	5205U	3556U
Series	Intel Celeron Processor 5000 Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		118 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum frequency		1.7 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	900 MHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46mm x 24mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	Intel BGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	10
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)