i9-10980HK vs Pentium 3560M

Place in the ranking	2565	722
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	2.17	22.57
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$583

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK 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	FCPGA946	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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 3560M 0.85

i9-10980HK 10.73
+1162%

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 3560M 1345

i9-10980HK 17037
+1167%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.85	10.73
Integrated graphics card	0.77	5.58
Recency	14 April 2014	2 April 2020
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	45 Watt

Pentium 3560M has 21.6% lower power consumption.

i9-10980HK, on the other hand, has a 1162.4% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-10980HK is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3560M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3560M and Core i9-10980HK, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.