Pentium 3558U vs Pentium J3710

Place in the ranking	2518	2745
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	13.39	4.10
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	10 January 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium J3710 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.64 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J3710 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	+
FDI	no data	-
AMT	no data	9.5
Matrix Storage	no data	-
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	740 MHz	1 GHz
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	10
PCI support	no data	-
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	5	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Integrated IDE	no data	-
Number of USB ports	5	4
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

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 J3710 0.92
+41.5%

Pentium 3558U 0.65

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 J3710 1456
+40%

Pentium 3558U 1040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.92	0.65
Recency	10 January 2016	1 January 2014
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium J3710 has a 41.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Pentium J3710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Note that Pentium J3710 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J3710 and Pentium 3558U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.