Pentium 3558U vs Xeon E5-2686 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.21
+1902%

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 1902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking5392640
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.09no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Pentium
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161
Current price$80 $295 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4.5 MB512 KB
L3 cache45 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4010
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Xeon E5-2686 v4 13.21
+1902%
Pentium 3558U 0.66

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Pentium 3558U by 1902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2686 v4 20428
+1887%
Pentium 3558U 1028

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Pentium 3558U by 1887% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.21 0.66
Recency 20 June 2016 1 January 2014
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 15 Watt

The Xeon E5-2686 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2686 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.


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