Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD E1-2100

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD E1-2100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 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 28 nm
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 512 vs 323
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 406
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 512 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark 1424 vs 406

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-2100

  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD E1-2100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
512
323
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1424
406
Name Intel Atom C2558 AMD E1-2100
PassMark - Single thread mark 512 323
PassMark - CPU mark 1424 406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 109
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.251
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1098
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1840
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1098
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1840

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2558 AMD E1-2100

Essentials

Architecture codename Rangeley Kabini
Launch date Q3'13 23 May 2013
Place in performance rating 2920 2877
Processor Number C2558
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series AMD E1-Series APU for Laptops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD E-Series Processors
OPN Tray EM2100CJ23HM

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Die size 246 mm
L2 cache 1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 90 °C
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1600 Not Listed

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 9 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 2.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8210
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan