Phenom X4 9600 vs Pentium 3558U
Aggregate performance score
Phenom X4 9600 outperforms Pentium 3558U by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 3558U and Phenom X4 9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2763 | 2466 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.10 | 1.01 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (11 years ago) | November 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 3558U and Phenom X4 9600 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 285 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 3558U and Phenom X4 9600 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and Phenom X4 9600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Phenom X4 9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz) | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 1.01 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium 3558U has a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
Phenom X4 9600, on the other hand, has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Phenom X4 9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Phenom X4 9600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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