AMD A6-7050B vs Intel Pentium 3558U

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A6-7050B Intel Pentium 3558U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Intel Pentium
• Generation
  5 4
• CPU group
  AMD A6-7000 Intel Pentium 3000

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-7050B vs Intel Pentium 3558U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.20 GHz 1.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.00 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  3.00 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.49 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.53 GHz 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  3 10
• Shader
  192 80
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  6 7.5
• DirectX Version
  12 11.1
• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1333LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2
• PCIe lanes
  10

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-7050B or Intel Pentium 3558U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  17 W 15 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kaveri (Steamroller) Haswell U
• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  FM2+ BGA 1168
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q4/2013

List of devices based on AMD A6-7050B and Intel Pentium 3558U.

• Used in
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