Celeron 4205U vs Pentium 3558U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Celeron 4205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.86
+32.3%

Celeron 4205U outperforms Pentium 3558U by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27612571
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.105.42
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U 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
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168Intel BGA 1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Celeron 4205U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3558U 0.65
Celeron 4205U 0.86
+32.3%

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 3558U 1040
Celeron 4205U 1367
+31.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium 3558U 129
Celeron 4205U 136
+5.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.86
Integrated graphics card 0.84 1.85
Recency 1 January 2014 23 January 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm

Celeron 4205U has a 32.3% higher aggregate performance score, 120.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron 4205U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.


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