Key Differences
In short — Core i7-960 outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-960 is 1412 days older than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 15 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Pentium 3556U - 111 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 8 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
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TOP 5 Games
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Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
