Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD A10-5745M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD A10-5745M 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, 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 C2558

AMD A10-5745M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5745M

Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 945 vs 512
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1782 vs 1424

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	945 vs 512
PassMark - CPU mark	1782 vs 1424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD A10-5745M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

512

945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1424

1782

Name	Intel Atom C2558	AMD A10-5745M
PassMark - Single thread mark	512	945
PassMark - CPU mark	1424	1782
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		304
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		802
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.117

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2558	AMD A10-5745M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Richland
Launch date	Q3'13	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	2917	2811
Processor Number	C2558
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum frequency		2.9 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)