Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Core i5-4210H

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Core i5-4210H 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Atom C2538

Intel Core i5-4210H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1014 vs 724
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2546 vs 1524

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014 vs 724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546 vs 1524

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4210H

3.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1774 vs 491
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3052 vs 960

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1774 vs 491
PassMark - CPU mark	3052 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4210H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

1774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

3052

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1014

724

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2546

1524

Name	Intel Atom C2538	Intel Core i5-4210H
PassMark - Single thread mark	491	1774
PassMark - CPU mark	960	3052
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014	724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546	1524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		36.282
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	Intel Core i5-4210H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'13	21 July 2014
Place in performance rating	2384	2387
Processor Number	C2538	i5-4210H
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Maximum frequency		3.50 GHz
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	3
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3