i7-12650H vs Pentium 3558U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Core i7-12650H
2022
10 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.13
+2074%

Core i7-12650H outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 2074% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2768519
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency4.1029.70
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 January 2014 (11 years ago)January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCBGA1168Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Core i7-12650H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 0.65
i7-12650H 14.13
+2074%

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 1025
i7-12650H 22451
+2090%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium 3558U 2510
i7-12650H 8301
+231%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium 3558U 4852
i7-12650H 34902
+619%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium 3558U 1926
i7-12650H 12716
+560%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium 3558U 46.24
i7-12650H 6.94
+566%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium 3558U 1
i7-12650H 18
+1154%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium 3558U 129
i7-12650H 1852
+1335%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium 3558U 67
i7-12650H 250
+273%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium 3558U 0.74
i7-12650H 2.97
+301%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium 3558U 0.1
i7-12650H 8.9
+6746%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium 3558U 1124
i7-12650H 7732
+588%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium 3558U 9
i7-12650H 89
+879%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium 3558U 49
i7-12650H 263
+437%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 14.13
Integrated graphics card 0.84 7.20
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium 3558U has 200% lower power consumption.

i7-12650H, on the other hand, has a 2073.8% higher aggregate performance score, 757.1% faster integrated GPU, 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-12650H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.


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