Intel Pentium 3558U vs Intel Core i3-2350M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 3558U and Intel Core i3-2350M 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3558U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
  • 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
  • 4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.996 vs 1.442
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 January 2014 vs 15 May 2011
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.996 vs 1.442

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2350M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 971 vs 944
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1256 vs 1045
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
L3 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 971 vs 944
PassMark - CPU mark 1256 vs 1045

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 3558U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2350M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
944
971
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1045
1256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.996
1.442
Name Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Core i3-2350M
PassMark - Single thread mark 944 971
PassMark - CPU mark 1045 1256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.996 1.442
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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 26.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.665

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Core i3-2350M

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 January 2014 15 May 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $161 $225
Place in performance rating 1815 3100
Processor Number 3558U i3-2350M
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $41.97
Value for money (0-100) 18.37

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency 1.7 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 149 mm
Transistor count 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 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 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 1.15 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 (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1168 PPGA988
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology

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)