Pentium 3558U vs i3-3217UE

Core i3-3110M Core i3-3120M Core i3-3217U Core i5-3210M Core i5-3230M Core i5-3320M Core i5-3337U Core i7-3520M Core i7-3610QM Core i7-3630QM Core i7-3632QM Pentium 2020M
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Core i3-4000M Core i3-4005U Core i3-4010U Core i3-4030U Core i5-4200M Core i5-4200U Core i5-4210M Core i5-4210U Core i5-4300U Core i7-4510U Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4720HQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-3217UE
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.85
+30.8%
Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65

Core i3-3217UE outperforms Pentium 3558U by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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i3-3217UE i3-3217UE
Pentium 3558U Pentium 3558U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26242817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.764.12
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 August 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketIntel BGA1023FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3217UE and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

i3-3217UE 0.85
+30.8%
Pentium 3558U 0.65

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-3217UE 1362
+31.1%
Pentium 3558U 1039

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.85 0.65
Recency 1 August 2012 1 January 2014
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 15 Watt

i3-3217UE has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium 3558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-3217UE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

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