Pentium 3558U vs Celeron G1610

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G1610
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
0.99
+45.6%

Celeron G1610 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24882738
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.644.13
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date3 December 2012 (11 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$388$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G1610 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1610 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
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.

Celeron G1610 0.99
+45.6%
Pentium 3558U 0.68

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.

Celeron G1610 1519
+46.6%
Pentium 3558U 1036

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 0.68
Recency 3 December 2012 1 January 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron G1610 has a 45.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 3558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G1610 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G1610 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G1610 and Pentium 3558U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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