Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Pentium 3558U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Xeon E5-2470 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.72
+934%

Xeon E5-2470 v2 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27451028
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.106.69
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C80 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1168FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 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 extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
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 Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
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+-
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 typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB384 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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 Xeon E5-2470 v2 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

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

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1024
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
Xeon E5-2470 v2 6.72
+934%

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
Xeon E5-2470 v2 10675
+926%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 6.72
Recency 1 January 2014 1 September 2013
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium 3558U has an age advantage of 4 months, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2470 v2, on the other hand, has a 933.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Xeon E5-2470 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2470 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Xeon E5-2470 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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