Pentium 3558U vs Core 2 Duo E8200

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
+9.2%
Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65

Core 2 Duo E8200 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo E8200 Core 2 Duo E8200
Pentium 3558U Pentium 3558U

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27002746
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.034.10
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8200 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 speed2.66 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8200 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
SocketLGA775FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
FSB parity-no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
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
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

Core 2 Duo E8200 0.71
+9.2%
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.

Core 2 Duo E8200 1124
+8.1%
Pentium 3558U 1040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.71 0.65
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8200 has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 3558U, on the other hand, has a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8200 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8200 and Pentium 3558U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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