Pentium 3558U vs Celeron J3160

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.81
+22.7%
Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.66

Celeron J3160 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3160 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26012744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium
Power efficiency12.544.09
Architecture codenameAirmont (2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3160 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Smart Connect-+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audio++
RST-+

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 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 Celeron J3160 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 Celeron J3160 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHz1 GHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes410
PCI supportno data-
USB revision2.0/3.03.0
Total number of SATA ports52
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB ports54
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.

Celeron J3160 0.81
+22.7%
Pentium 3558U 0.66

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 J3160 1269
+22.5%
Pentium 3558U 1036

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.66
Recency 15 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

Celeron J3160 has a 22.7% 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 Celeron J3160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3160 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3160 and Pentium 3558U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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