Pentium 3558U vs Core 2 Duo T6670

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T6670
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52
Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
+25%

Pentium 3558U outperforms Core 2 Duo T6670 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28752761
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.414.10
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6670 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 speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6670 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.

SocketPGA478FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium 3558U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

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 T6670 0.52
Pentium 3558U 0.65
+25%

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 T6670 827
Pentium 3558U 1040
+25.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T6670 2365
Pentium 3558U 2510
+6.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T6670 4430
Pentium 3558U 4852
+9.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T6670 1850
Pentium 3558U 1926
+4.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T6670 52.04
Pentium 3558U 46.24
+12.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 0.65
Recency 1 January 2009 1 January 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium 3558U has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3558U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T6670 in performance tests.


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