E2-6110 vs Pentium 3556U
Aggregate performance score
E2-6110 outperforms Pentium 3556U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2733 | 2696 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 4.23 | 4.48 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Beema (2014) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | FT3b |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and E2-6110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3556U and E2-6110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon R2 Graphics |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium 3556U and E2-6110 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and E2-6110.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | no data |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 29 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
Pentium 3556U has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
E2-6110, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 3556U and E2-6110.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3556U and E2-6110, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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