Athlon II X2 210e vs Pentium 3558U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.67
Athlon II X2 210e
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.71
+6%

Athlon II X2 210e outperforms Pentium 3558U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pentium 3558U Pentium 3558U
Athlon II X2 210e Athlon II X2 210e

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27132673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)21 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e 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 speed1.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e 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
SocketFCBGA1168AM3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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. 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 3558U 0.67
Athlon II X2 210e 0.71
+6%

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.

Pentium 3558U 1036
Athlon II X2 210e 1105
+6.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.67 0.71
Recency 1 January 2014 21 September 2010
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium 3558U has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 210e, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e.

Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 210e is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Athlon II X2 210e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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