Processor comparison
Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Core M-5Y31
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core M-5Y31
900 MHz
2 cores
Oct 2014
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Core M-5Y31190%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Core M-5Y31141%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Core M-5Y31218%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
Reasons to consider the Intel Core M-5Y31
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 41% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 118% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 90% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core M-5Y31
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core M-5Y31
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Core M-5Y31 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
| AVX | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Core M-5Y31 |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Codename | Haswell | Broadwell-Y |
| Release Date | Sep 2013 | Oct 2014 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Core M-5Y31 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD | Intel HD 5300 |
Cache
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Core M-5Y31 |
|---|
| 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) | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Core M-5Y31 |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1168 | |
| Max Case Temp | 105°C | unknown |
| Package | FC-BGA1168 | |
| Die Size | 118mm² | 50mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Core M-5Y31 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1700 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 2400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 5 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
- Intel Core M-5Y312688 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
- Intel Core M-5Y312419 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
- Intel Core M-5Y312589
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
- Intel Core M-5Y313395.5
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
- Intel Core M-5Y316563
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.75
- Intel Core M-5Y311.09
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U1.43
- Intel Core M-5Y312.2
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U65.5
- Intel Core M-5Y3198
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U125.5
- Intel Core M-5Y31208
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
- Intel Core M-5Y3115.9
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
- Intel Core M-5Y311745
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium 3556U49.2
- Intel Core M-5Y3171.98
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium 3556U9.1
- Intel Core M-5Y319.52
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
- Intel Core M-5Y311.2
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
- Intel Core M-5Y310.2
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.07
- Intel Core M-5Y310.11
GB/s