Intel Atom C2358 vs AMD Phenom II X3 P820

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and AMD Phenom II X3 P820 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 Phenom II X3 P820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2358

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 25 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P820

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 717 vs 423
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1068 vs 562

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	717 vs 423
PassMark - CPU mark	1068 vs 562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

423

717

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

1068

Name	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Phenom II X3 P820
PassMark - Single thread mark	423	717
PassMark - CPU mark	562	1068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		640

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	AMD Phenom II X3 P820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Champlain
Launch date	Q3'13	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	3098	2963
Processor Number	C2358
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	3x AMD Phenom 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	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2	3
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
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	25 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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)