Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Core i3-4025U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Core i3-4025U 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, Graphics API support. 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 C2538

Intel Core i3-4025U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1014 vs 381
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2546 vs 911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014 vs 381
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546 vs 911

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4025U

2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 491
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1959 vs 960

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091 vs 491
PassMark - CPU mark	1959 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4025U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

1091

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1959

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1014

381

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2546

911

Name	Intel Atom C2538	Intel Core i3-4025U
PassMark - Single thread mark	491	1091
PassMark - CPU mark	960	1959
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014	381
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546	911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.131
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2584
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2584

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	Intel Core i3-4025U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'13	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	2384	2369
Processor Number	C2538	i3-4025U
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$275
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Maximum frequency		1.9 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	4	4
PCI Express revision	2	2.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	6	2
UART
USB revision	2	3.0
Integrated IDE
PCI support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key 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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics
Device ID		0xA16
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3