Pentium 3558U vs Xeon W3530

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3530
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.93
+197%
Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65

Xeon W3530 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3530 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19622761
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.404.10
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3530 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °C100 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3530 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1366FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3530 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3530 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 Xeon W3530 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3530 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3530 and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe version2.0no 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 W3530 1.93
+197%
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.

Xeon W3530 3068
+195%
Pentium 3558U 1040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 0.65
Recency 16 March 2010 1 January 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon W3530 has a 196.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium 3558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W3530 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.


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