Intel Atom C2358 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 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 X2 QL-62

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2358

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 578 vs 525

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	578 vs 525

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 623 vs 391

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	623 vs 391

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

391

623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

578

525

Name	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
PassMark - Single thread mark	391	623
PassMark - CPU mark	578	525
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		342

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Lion
Launch date	Q3'13	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	3137	3122
Processor Number	C2358
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	2x AMD Athlon
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 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	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	35 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	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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)