Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Core i5-2510E

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 3556U and Intel Core i5-2510E 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, 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), 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).

Intel Pentium 3556U

Intel Core i5-2510E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 October 2013 vs February 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2510E

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 82% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% higher maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 16 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1183 vs 952
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1889 vs 1061

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1183 vs 952
PassMark - CPU mark	1889 vs 1061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 3556U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2510E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

952

1183

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1061

1889

Name	Intel Pentium 3556U	Intel Core i5-2510E
PassMark - Single thread mark	952	1183
PassMark - CPU mark	1061	1889
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3273
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 3556U	Intel Core i5-2510E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2013	February 2011
Place in performance rating	2078	2080
Processor Number	3556U	i5-2510E
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	624 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x116
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
SDVO
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988)
Sockets supported	Intel BGA1168	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)