Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Pentium 3556U

Core i3-4000M Core i3-4005U Core i3-4010U Core i3-4030U Core i5-4200M Core i5-4200U Core i5-4210M Core i5-4210U Core i5-4300U Core i7-4510U Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4720HQ
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Phenom II X2 550 Phenom II X4 945 (95W) Phenom II X4 955 (95W) Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) Phenom II X6 1035T Phenom II X6 1045T Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) Phenom II X6 1065T Phenom II X6 1075T Phenom II X6 1090T BE Phenom II X6 1100T BE

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3556U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.68
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
3.19
+369%

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms Pentium 3556U by a whopping 369% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pentium 3556U Pentium 3556U
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27311612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.213.12
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Thuban (2010)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size118 mm2346 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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
SocketFCBGA1168AM3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
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
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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 Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no 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.

Pentium 3556U 0.68
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 3.19
+369%

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.

Pentium 3556U 1061
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 4965
+368%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.68 3.19
Recency 1 September 2013 1 May 2010
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium 3556U has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), on the other hand, has a 369.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3556U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3556U is a notebook processor while Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3556U and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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