Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Pentium 3558U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2639	953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.16
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	$295 (1.8x MSRP)	$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	24
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no 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.

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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.

Xeon E5-2470 v2 outperforms Pentium 3558U by 944% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.66	6.89
Recency	1 January 2014	1 September 2013
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	20
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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