Ryzen 7 5700G vs Pentium 3558U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Ryzen 7 5700G
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.46
+2278%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 2278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2747445
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.60
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency4.1022.51
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Cezanne (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB16 MB
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataAM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G 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
SocketFCBGA1168AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
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
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G 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 Ryzen 7 5700G 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 Ryzen 7 5700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G.

PCIe version2.03.0
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 0.65
Ryzen 7 5700G 15.46
+2278%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 24550
+2270%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 6196
+147%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 38827
+700%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 14324
+644%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 4.33
+968%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 24
+1526%

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 7 5700G 2107
+1533%

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 7 5700G 243
+262%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 2.86
+286%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 10.5
+7977%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 123
+1259%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 274
+460%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 7681
+583%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 15.46
Recency 1 January 2014 13 April 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 3558U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5700G, on the other hand, has a 2278.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5700G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 7 5700G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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