Intel Atom C2338 vs Intel Atom N280

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and Intel Atom N280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom C2338

Intel Atom N280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2338

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 584 vs 157

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	584 vs 157

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N280

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 2.5 Watt vs 7 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2.5 Watt vs 7 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	234 vs 233

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: Intel Atom N280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

157

Name	Intel Atom C2338	Intel Atom N280
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	234
PassMark - CPU mark	584	157

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	Intel Atom N280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Diamondville
Launch date	Q3'13	1 February 2009
Place in performance rating	3268	3272
Processor Number	C2338	N280
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	1.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		667 MHz FSB
Die size		26 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
L1 cache		56 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Transistor count		47 million
VID voltage range		0.9V-1.1625V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	2.5 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	x1,x2
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)