Pentium 3558U vs i5-9500T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9500T
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 35 Watt
5.17
+695%
Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65

Core i5-9500T outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 695% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12042761
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency13.984.10
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9500T 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9500T 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9500T 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 Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9500T and Pentium 3558U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1610
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.

i5-9500T 5.17
+695%
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.

i5-9500T 8215
+690%
Pentium 3558U 1040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 0.65
Integrated graphics card 3.09 0.77
Recency 23 April 2019 1 January 2014
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i5-9500T has a 695.4% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 3558U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-9500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-9500T is a desktop processor while Pentium 3558U is a notebook one.


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