Intel Pentium 3558U vs Apple A6X

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Intel Pentium 3558U CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6X
Intel Pentium 3558U Apple A6X

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 3558U or Apple A6X - 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 Apple A6X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A6X was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Pentium 3000 (8) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
4 Generation 6
Haswell U Architecture A6
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5X
-- Successor Apple A8X

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 Apple A6X has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A6X is at 1.40 GHz.
Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic Apple A6X
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 Apple A6X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium 3558U or Apple A6X 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 PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 1
10 Compute units 16
80 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 10

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 PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
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 3558U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Apple A6X supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.
Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic Apple A6X
LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR2-1066
16 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
10 PCIe lanes --
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 3558U is 15 W, while the Apple A6X has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic Apple A6X
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3558U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple A6X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium 3558U Characteristic Apple A6X
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1168 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q4/2013 Release date Q3/2012
161 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (100%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz
77 (48%)

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 (100%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
735 (100%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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.
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
318 (100%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium 3558U Apple A6X
Unknown Apple iPad (4. Gen)

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