Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD E-450

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD E-450 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 - 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).

Intel Atom C2558

AMD E-450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 40 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 18 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 512 vs 497
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 436

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 18 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	512 vs 497
PassMark - CPU mark	1424 vs 436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD E-450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

512

497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1424

436

Name	Intel Atom C2558	AMD E-450
PassMark - Single thread mark	512	497
PassMark - CPU mark	1424	436
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		124
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		0.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.716
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		984
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		984
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2135

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2558	AMD E-450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Zacate
Launch date	Q3'13	22 August 2011
Place in performance rating	2920	2898
Processor Number	C2558
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD E-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		75 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		1.65 GHz
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	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	18 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™)