Turion 64 MK-36 vs Pentium 3558U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
+210%
Turion 64 MK-36
1 core / 1 thread, 31 Watt
0.21

Pentium 3558U outperforms Turion 64 MK-36 by a whopping 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Turion 64 MK-36 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27613217
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumTurion 64
Power efficiency4.100.64
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Richmond
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Turion 64 MK-36 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Turion 64 MK-36 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Turion 64 MK-36. 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
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Turion 64 MK-36 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 Turion 64 MK-36 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 Turion 64 MK-36. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
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 Turion 64 MK-36 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Turion 64 MK-36.

PCIe version2.0no data
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
+210%
Turion 64 MK-36 0.21

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
+211%
Turion 64 MK-36 334

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
+88.1%
Turion 64 MK-36 87

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
+249%
Turion 64 MK-36 37

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.21
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium 3558U has a 209.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 106.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3558U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.


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