Intel Atom C2358 vs Intel Core i5-430M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and Intel Core i5-430M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Atom C2358

Intel Core i5-430M

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
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
5x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-430M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 983 vs 391
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1211 vs 578

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	983 vs 391
PassMark - CPU mark	1211 vs 578

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-430M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

391

983

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

578

1211

Name	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Core i5-430M
PassMark - Single thread mark	391	983
PassMark - CPU mark	578	1211
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		348
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.601

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Core i5-430M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Arrandale
Launch date	Q3'13	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	3138	3142
Processor Number	C2358	i5-430M
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$139.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	BGA1288, PGA988
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	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	2.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2	1x16
Total number of SATA ports	4
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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	36-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2