Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 3556U and Intel Xeon E5-2648L 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 Xeon E5-2648L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 951 vs 899

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs March 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	951 vs 899

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
24x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 16 GB
9.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9940 vs 1058

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9940 vs 1058

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 3556U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

951

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1058

9940

Name	Intel Pentium 3556U	Intel Xeon E5-2648L
PassMark - Single thread mark	951	899
PassMark - CPU mark	1058	9940
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 Xeon E5-2648L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	1 October 2013	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2004	2007
Processor Number	3556U	E5-2648L
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	118 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2270 million
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	Intel BGA1168	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	70 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2	Gen 3.0
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	1
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® 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)