Intel Atom C2358 vs Intel Pentium B960

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2358 and Intel Pentium B960 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2358

Intel Pentium B960

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 Pentium B960

Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 972 vs 423
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 993 vs 562

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	972 vs 423
PassMark - CPU mark	993 vs 562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2358
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

423

972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

993

Name	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Pentium B960
PassMark - Single thread mark	423	972
PassMark - CPU mark	562	993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.349

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2358	Intel Pentium B960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'13	1 October 2011
Place in performance rating	3098	3100
Processor Number	C2358	B960
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$49
Price now		$48.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.12
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		85C
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	PGA988, FCPGA988
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, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Anti-Theft technology
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support