Pentium 3558U vs Celeron N3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2654	2747
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	17.74	4.10
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$161

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 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	2.24 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 Celeron N3160 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 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 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	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	+
FDI	no data	-
AMT	no data	9.5
Matrix Storage	no data	-
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 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 N3160 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 N3160 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	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	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)	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	640 MHz	1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 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 N3160 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	2	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.75	0.65
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

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