Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N970

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD Phenom II X4 N970 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.

 

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 N970

  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 512
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1424
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 904 vs 512
PassMark - CPU mark 1687 vs 1424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N970

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
512
904
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1424
1687
Name Intel Atom C2558 AMD Phenom II X4 N970
PassMark - Single thread mark 512 904
PassMark - CPU mark 1424 1687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 256
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 930

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2558 AMD Phenom II X4 N970

Essentials

Architecture codename Rangeley Champlain
Launch date Q3'13 16 December 2010
Place in performance rating 2917 2790
Processor Number C2558
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HMN970DCR42GM

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.2 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 2 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz
Unlocked

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 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Navigation

Choose a CPU

Compare processors

Compare Intel Atom C2558 with others

Intel Atom C2558 Intel
Atom C2558
vs Intel Celeron B820 Intel
Celeron B820
Intel Atom C2558 Intel
Atom C2558
vs Intel Core i5-2450M Intel
Core i5-2450M
Intel Atom C2558 Intel
Atom C2558
vs Intel Pentium 997 Intel
Pentium 997
Intel Atom C2558 Intel
Atom C2558
vs AMD GX-217GA AMD
GX-217GA