Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N930

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD Phenom II X4 N930 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.

Intel Atom C2558

AMD Phenom II X4 N930

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N930

Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 817 vs 512
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1584 vs 1424

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	817 vs 512
PassMark - CPU mark	1584 vs 1424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N930

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

512

817

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1424

1584

Name	Intel Atom C2558	AMD Phenom II X4 N930
PassMark - Single thread mark	512	817
PassMark - CPU mark	1424	1584
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		229
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		890

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2558	AMD Phenom II X4 N930
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Champlain
Launch date	Q3'13	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2916	2864
Processor Number	C2558
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	4x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2048 KB
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)