Intel Atom C2358 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and Intel Atom x5-Z8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom C2358

Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2358

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.84 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2 GB

Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.84 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 2 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-Z8300

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 458 vs 423
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 825 vs 562

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	458 vs 423
PassMark - CPU mark	825 vs 562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: Intel Atom x5-Z8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

423

458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

825

Name	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Atom x5-Z8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	423	458
PassMark - CPU mark	562	825
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		157
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.16
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		678
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1230
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		678
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Atom x5-Z8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Cherry Trail
Launch date	Q3'13	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	3098	3099
Processor Number	C2358	x5-Z8300
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.44 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	1.84 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR3L-RS 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		12.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	17mm x 17mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	UTFCBGA592
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		2 W
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	1
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	2.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2	1x1
Total number of SATA ports	4
UART
USB revision	2	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Secure Boot
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Execution Units		12
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 MHz
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080