Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD A6-3400M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD A6-3400M 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Atom C2558

AMD A6-3400M

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
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 1218

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1424 vs 1218

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3400M

Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 702 vs 512

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	702 vs 512

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD A6-3400M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

512

702

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1424

1218

Name	Intel Atom C2558	AMD A6-3400M
PassMark - Single thread mark	512	702
PassMark - CPU mark	1424	1218
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		232
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.05
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		529
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		529

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2558	AMD A6-3400M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Llano
Launch date	Q3'13	15 June 2011
Place in performance rating	2927	2904
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		218 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Transistor count		1000 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	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)