Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H vs Intel Pentium 3556U

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Pentium 3556U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H or Intel Pentium 3556U - 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 Xeon Platinum 8360H has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 1146 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Pentium 3556U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3556U was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10) CPU group Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
3 Generation 4
Cooper Lake Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Pentium 3556U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Intel Pentium 3556U
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Intel Pentium 3556U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

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

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H supports a maximum of 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3556U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Intel Pentium 3556U
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
1146 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
33.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 10
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H has a TDP of 225 W, that of the Intel Pentium 3556U is 15 W.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Intel Pentium 3556U
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H has a 33.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 3556U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Intel Pentium 3556U
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 4189 Socket BGA 1168
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
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2013
4200 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
408 (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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
772 (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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1040 (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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
66 (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 Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
126 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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