Intel Atom C2558 vs Intel Core i7-640M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and Intel Core i7-640M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-640M

  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1376 vs 512
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2073 vs 1424
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1376 vs 512
PassMark - CPU mark 2073 vs 1424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-640M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
512
1376
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1424
2073
Name Intel Atom C2558 Intel Core i7-640M
PassMark - Single thread mark 512 1376
PassMark - CPU mark 1424 2073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 29.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.292

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2558 Intel Core i7-640M

Essentials

Architecture codename Rangeley Arrandale
Launch date Q3'13 20 September 2010
Place in performance rating 2917 2911
Processor Number C2558 i7-640M
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $346
Price now $199.95
Value for money (0-100) 4.18

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz
Transistor count 382 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1600 DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 BGA1288, PGA988
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 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 1x16
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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 36-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz
Graphics max frequency 766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

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