Intel Pentium 3560M vs Pentium 3550M

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Combined performance score

Pentium 3550M
0.87

Pentium 3560M outperforms Pentium 3550M by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24152346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years old)14 April 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$134
Current price$76 (0.6x MSRP)$76 (0.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M 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
SocketG3FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Haswell)Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium 3560M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 3550M 0.87
Pentium 3560M 0.98
+12.6%

Pentium 3560M outperforms Pentium 3550M by 13% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 3550M 1330
Pentium 3560M 1499
+12.7%

Pentium 3560M outperforms Pentium 3550M by 13% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.87 0.98
Recency 1 September 2013 14 April 2014

The Pentium 3560M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3550M in performance tests.


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