Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 3556U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Compare List
Add other CPU:

Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 3556U @ 1.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2013

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4228th fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
3775th fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
1015th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1071

Single Thread Rating

954

Samples: 169*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,604
Thread: 918

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz

Integer Math	3,698 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,859 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,448 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	223.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	18,015 KBytes/Sec
Physics	138 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	672 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	954 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Search for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,396
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,873
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,569
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,621
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,419
Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz		1,071

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.57
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.31
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,679
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,897
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,623
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395
Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz		954

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2966900 - Oct 10 2025		1184
BL2462949 - Mar 07 2025		1182
BL2453557 - Mar 03 2025		1181
BL2391623 - Feb 05 2025		1079
BL2372480 - Jan 28 2025		1158

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz		1,071
AMD A6-5350M APU vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,199 (+12.0%)
AMD A6-5357M APU vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,192 (+11.3%)
AMD A4-5150M APU vs Intel Pentium 3556U		927 (-13.4%)
AMD A6-5345M APU vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,122 (+4.7%)
Intel Celeron 1005M @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,116 (+4.3%)
Intel Pentium 2127U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,076 (+0.5%)
Intel Celeron 1037U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,032 (-3.6%)
Intel Celeron 2955U @ 1.40GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		910 (-15.0%)
Intel Celeron 1017U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		878 (-18.0%)
Intel Celeron 2957U @ 1.40GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		850 (-20.6%)
AMD TurionX2 Ultra DualCore Mobile ZM-85 vs Intel Pentium 3556U		841 (-21.5%)
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Pentium 3556U		1,306 (+22.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,840
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,060
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,014
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,971
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,813
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,982
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,721
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,704
Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz		200

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz