Intel Atom C2358 vs Intel Core i5-2415M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and Intel Core i5-2415M 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, 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).

Intel Atom C2358

Intel Core i5-2415M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2358

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2415M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 423
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1951 vs 562

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 423
PassMark - CPU mark	1951 vs 562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2415M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

423

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

1951

Name	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Core i5-2415M
PassMark - Single thread mark	423	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	562	1951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		956
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		27.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.871

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Core i5-2415M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'13	20 February 2011
Place in performance rating	3098	2961
Processor Number	C2358
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Intel Core i5
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	BGA1023
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)