Intel Pentium 3558U vs AMD 3015Ce

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium 3558U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD 3015Ce
Intel Pentium 3558U AMD 3015Ce

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 3558U or AMD 3015Ce - 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 3558U 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 3558U was released in Q4/2013.

The AMD 3015Ce has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD 3015Ce was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD E (23)
Intel Pentium 3000 (8) CPU group AMD 3000e/Ce (3)
4 Generation 4
Haswell U Architecture Dali (Zen)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 3558U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 3558U is 1.70 GHz while the AMD 3015Ce has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD 3015Ce is at 1.20 GHz (2.30 GHz).

Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.30 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.

Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium 3558U or AMD 3015Ce 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 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 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 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 & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 3558U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD 3015Ce supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
10 PCIe lanes 12
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 3558U is 15 W, while the AMD 3015Ce has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3558U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD 3015Ce is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
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 FT5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q4/2013 Release date Q2/2021
161 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3558U (73%)
AMD 3015Ce (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3558U (67%)
AMD 3015Ce (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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
398 (73%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
544 (100%)

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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
735 (67%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1096 (100%)

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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (70%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
318 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
561 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1031 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
346 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
68 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
131 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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