Ryzen 5 5600 vs Pentium 3558U

Place in the ranking	2741	543
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	4.13	19.78
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600 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 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600 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 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
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	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	20
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.

Pentium 3558U 0.68

Ryzen 5 5600 14.10
+1974%

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 1036

Ryzen 5 5600 21575
+1983%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.68	14.10
Recency	1 January 2014	20 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Pentium 3558U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 1973.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.