Intel Atom C2358 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 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-64

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

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 731 vs 391
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 624 vs 578

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	731 vs 391
PassMark - CPU mark	624 vs 578

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

391

731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

578

624

Name	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
PassMark - Single thread mark	391	731
PassMark - CPU mark	578	624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		295

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Lion
Launch date	Q3'13	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	3137	3062
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	2.1 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	S1
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™)