Pentium 3558U vs Pentium E5800
Aggregate performance score
Pentium E5800 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2681 | 2762 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.38 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 4.10 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 28 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $68 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U 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 | no data |
| Socket | LGA775 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.74 | 0.65 |
| Recency | 28 November 2010 | 1 January 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium E5800 has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium 3558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium E5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.
Note that Pentium E5800 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5800 and Pentium 3558U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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