Intel Pentium 3556U vs AMD Athlon 220GE
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CPU comparisonIntel Pentium 3556U or AMD Athlon 220GE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Pentium 3556U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3556U was released in Q3/2013. The AMD Athlon 220GE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 220GE was released in Q3/2018. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
| Intel Pentium 3000 (8) | CPU group | AMD Athlon 200 (3) |
| 4 | Generation | 5 |
| Haswell U | Architecture | Raven Ridge (Zen+) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium 3556U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 3556U is 1.70 GHz while the AMD Athlon 220GE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 220GE is at 3.40 GHz (3.40 GHz). |
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| Intel Pentium 3556U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 220GE |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.70 GHz | Frequency | 3.40 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.40 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.40 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium 3556U or AMD Athlon 220GE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
| 0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.10 GHz |
| 1.00 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 7.5 | GPU Generation | 8 |
| 22 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 10 | Compute units | 3 |
| 80 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 11.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium 3556U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Athlon 220GE supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s. |
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| Intel Pentium 3556U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 220GE |
| LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 10 | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| 5.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 3556U is 15 W, while the AMD Athlon 220GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Pentium 3556U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 220GE |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium 3556U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon 220GE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Pentium 3556U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 220GE |
| 22 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| BGA 1168 | Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | |
| Q3/2013 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| -- | Release price | 65 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Pentium 3556U | AMD Athlon 220GE |
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