Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1495 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 15 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 25% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium 3556U - 110 vs 88 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 12 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$208
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
2 | Threads | 12 |
1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
17.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |