Intel Core i7-610E vs Intel Pentium 3558U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-610E 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), 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).

Intel Core i7-610E

Intel Pentium 3558U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-610E

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 88% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1420 vs 944
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2071 vs 1045

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1420 vs 944
PassMark - CPU mark	2071 vs 1045

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3558U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 82% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8.79 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8.79 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-610E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3558U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1420

944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

1045

Name	Intel Core i7-610E	Intel Pentium 3558U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1420	944
PassMark - CPU mark	2071	1045
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.996
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		553
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1638
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3226

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-610E	Intel Pentium 3558U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'10	1 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1802	1815
Processor Number	i7-610E	3558U
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.53 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	81 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	382 million
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	766 MHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	BGA 34mm x 28mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	10
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8	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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
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™)