Processor comparison
Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
1400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U120%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U119%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U120%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
- 19% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 20% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium 3556U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium 3556U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Haswell | Haswell |
| Release Date | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 2048 KB (shared) | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1168 | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | 105°C | 105°C |
| Package | FC-BGA1168 | FC-PGA12F |
| Die Size | 118mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1700 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
- Intel Celeron 2955U1568 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
- Intel Celeron 2955U3136 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
- Intel Celeron 2955U2110
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
- Intel Celeron 2955U1238
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
- Intel Celeron 2955U1520
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
- Intel Celeron 2955U2069
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
- Intel Celeron 2955U4000
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.61
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
- Intel Celeron 2955U1.14
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U65.5
- Intel Celeron 2955U (simulated)53.94
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U125.5
- Intel Celeron 2955U (simulated)103.35
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
- Intel Celeron 2955U27
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
- Intel Celeron 2955U53.18
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
- Intel Celeron 2955U1054
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium 3556U49.2
- Intel Celeron 2955U40.7
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium 3556U9.1
- Intel Celeron 2955U7.52
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.13
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.09
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.07
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.06
GB/s