Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Core i5-4210Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Core i5-4210Y 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).

 

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 382
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2546 vs 808
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1014 vs 382
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2546 vs 808

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4210Y

  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 948 vs 491
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1546 vs 960
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 948 vs 491
PassMark - CPU mark 1546 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
491
948
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
960
1546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1014
382
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2546
808
Name Intel Atom C2538 Intel Core i5-4210Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 491 948
PassMark - CPU mark 960 1546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1014 382
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2546 808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.655
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 669
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2281
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 669
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2281

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2538 Intel Core i5-4210Y

Essentials

Architecture codename Rangeley Haswell
Launch date Q3'13 1 September 2013
Place in performance rating 2455 2448
Processor Number C2538 i5-4210Y
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $297

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 1.50 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 1.90 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 11.5 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 6 W

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2 4
Number of USB ports 4 4
PCI Express revision 2 2.0
PCIe configurations x1,x2,x4,x8,x16 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 6 4
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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 0x402
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max frequency 850 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 4200

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3