Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6134M

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Intel Pentium 3556U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Xeon Gold 6134M

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 3556U or Intel Xeon Gold 6134M - 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6134M has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6134M was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Pentium 3000 (8) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
4 Generation 1
Haswell U Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6134M has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6134M is at 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Pentium 3556U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium 3556U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 3556U or Intel Xeon Gold 6134M 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
10 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6134M supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

Intel Pentium 3556U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
10 PCIe lanes 48
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 3556U is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6134M has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 3556U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3556U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6134M is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 3556U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1168 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 5200 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U (41%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U (8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
66 (41%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
162 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
126 (8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1558 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
408 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
772 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1040 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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