AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Pentium 3558U

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 3558U
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Intel Pentium 3558U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and the Intel Pentium 3558U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4 core processor released in Q4/2017 with the Intel Pentium 3558U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 2000U (7) CPU group Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
1 Generation 4
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 3558U clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 10
512 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, while the Intel Pentium 3558U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 10
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 3558U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 3558U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2017 Release date Q4/2013
150 $ Release price 161 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U (56%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U (21%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
672 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
398 (59%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2524 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
735 (29%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (14%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7956 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1031 (13%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1675 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
346 (21%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
130 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
68 (52%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
584 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
131 (22%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
797 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2865 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
318 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
561 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
328 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1352 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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