Intel Atom C2358 vs AMD Athlon II M300

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and AMD Athlon II M300 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom C2358

AMD Athlon II M300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2358

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 776 vs 423
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 670 vs 562

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	776 vs 423
PassMark - CPU mark	670 vs 562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

423

776

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

670

Name	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Athlon II M300
PassMark - Single thread mark	423	776
PassMark - CPU mark	562	670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Athlon II M300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Caspian
Launch date	Q3'13	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3107	2958
Processor Number	C2358
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Athlon II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
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
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	35 Watt
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	4
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
PowerNow
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)