Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Core i5-760

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Core i5-760 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 C2538

Intel Core i5-760

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1014 vs 521
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2546 vs 1609

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014 vs 521
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546 vs 1609

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-760

2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1293 vs 538
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2652 vs 874

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1293 vs 538
PassMark - CPU mark	2652 vs 874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-760

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

1293

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

874

2652

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1014

521

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2546

1609

Name	Intel Atom C2538	Intel Core i5-760
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	1293
PassMark - CPU mark	874	2652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014	521
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546	1609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	Intel Core i5-760
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Lynnfield
Launch date	Q3'13	July 2010
Place in performance rating	2440	2908
Processor Number	C2538	i5-760
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.7°C
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 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	2.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16	1x16, 2x8
Total number of SATA ports	6
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)