Intel Pentium 6405U vs Intel Pentium 3558U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 6405U and Intel Pentium 3558U 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: PassMark - CPU mark, PassMark - Single thread 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 Pentium 6405U

Intel Pentium 3558U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 6405U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2356 vs 1036
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 946

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 1 January 2014
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2356 vs 1036
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 946

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 6405U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3558U

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

1036

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

946

Name	Intel Pentium 6405U	Intel Pentium 3558U
PassMark - CPU mark	2356	1036
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	946
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 Pentium 6405U	Intel Pentium 3558U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Haswell
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	1 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$161
Place in performance rating	1827	1808
Processor Number	6405U	3558U
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	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	4	2
Maximum frequency		1.7 GHz
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	950 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	FCBGA1168
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™)