Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Pentium 3558U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.43
+582%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 582% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27611333
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency4.1027.95
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4.43
+582%

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 1040
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 7041
+577%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 624
+384%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 142
+112%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 4.43
Integrated graphics card 0.84 4.51
Recency 1 January 2014 8 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has a 581.5% higher aggregate performance score, 436.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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