Processor comparison
Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Pentium G630T
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium G630T
Intel Socket 1155
2300 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Pentium G630T119%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Pentium G630T115%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Pentium G630T123%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630T
- 15% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 19% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium G630T
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium G630T
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Pentium G630T |
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
| AVX | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| AES-NI | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Pentium G630T |
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Haswell | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Sep 2013 | Sep 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Pentium G630T |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Cache
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Pentium G630T |
| 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) | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Pentium G630T |
| Socket | Intel BGA1168 | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 105°C | unknown |
| Package | FC-BGA1168 | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 118mm² | 131mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Pentium G630T |
| Cpu Frequency | 1700 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 35 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
- Intel Pentium G630T2300 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
- Intel Pentium G630T4600 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
- Intel Pentium G630T2849
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
- Intel Pentium G630T1634
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U65.5
- Intel Pentium G630T (simulated)75.84
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- Intel Pentium 3556U125.5
- Intel Pentium G630T (simulated)163.79
points - higher is better