Ryzen 5 8540U vs Pentium 3558U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.80
+1715%

Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 1715% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2756661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.0839.67
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U 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)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U 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
SocketFCBGA1168FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
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
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 8540U 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 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
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 card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1014
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 3558U 0.65
Ryzen 5 8540U 11.80
+1715%

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
Ryzen 5 8540U 18743
+1702%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 11.80
Integrated graphics card 0.77 8.33
Recency 1 January 2014 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Pentium 3558U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 1715.4% higher aggregate performance score, 981.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.


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